Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Private G. A. Walker, West Yorkshire Regiment
1914-15 Star (2992 Pte. G. A. Walker, W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2992 Pte. G. A. Walker. W. York. R.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (George A. Walker.) generally very fine or better

Three: Private J. Butterfield, West Yorkshire Regiment
1914-15 Star (1967 Pte. J. Butterfield. W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1967 Pte. J. Butterfield. W. York. R.) BWM suspension claw re-pinned and loose, generally nearly very fine (7) £100-140

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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George A. Walker resided at ‘11 Churchfield Place, Woodhouse, Leeds’, and served during the Great War with the 1/7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment in the French theatre of war, from 16 April 1915.

James Butterfield was a native of Beeston, and served during the Great War with the 1/8th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, in the French theatre of war, from 16 April 1915. Butterfield was leader of the battalion’s comic jazz band - “The Loonies”. In 1915 he wrote to the Leeds Mercury to appeal to readers for musical instruments to replace those lost through enemy shellfire.