Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Lieutenant C. L. Dewhirst, West Yorkshire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps
1914-15 Star (358 Sjt. C. L. DewhIrst. W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C. L. Dewhirst.) all post 1921 issues, contact marks, therefore nearly very fine

Three: Lieutenant C. Brown, West Yorkshire Regiment
1914-15 Star (2536 Pte. C. Brown. W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. C. Brown.) all post 1921 issues, generally good very fine (6) £120-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the West Yorkshire (14th Foot) and Yorkshire (19th Foot) Regiments.

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Charles Leslie Dewhirst was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, and was a self-employed architect in Harrogate prior to the Great War. He joined the 1st Volunteer Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment in February 1902, and attested for the 5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (T.F.) in April 1908. He was mobilised in 1914, and served as a Sergeant with the 1/5th Battalion in the French theatre, from 15 April 1915. (awarded T.F.E.M. 1 January 1915). He advanced to Acting Company Sergeant Major in April 1916, before being commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1/5th Battalion, 11 June 1916. Dewhirst served for the remainder of the war attached to the Machine Gun Corps.

C. Brown was commissioned Lieutenant, 6th (Territorial) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, 27 July 1917.