Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Ashanti Star 1896, reverse inscribed ‘1171 Pte. J. W. Burgoyne 2. W. Yorks. R.’ very fine £340-380

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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John William Burgoyne was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, and attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment at York, in November 1885. He served with the 2nd Battalion in West Africa, 11 December 1895 - 23 February 1896. He was discharged 19 November 1897, having served 12 years with the Colours. Burgoyne re-engaged for service during the Great War with the 3rd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, and was posted to the 9th Battalion, in September 1914. He served at ‘Home’ until he was discharged ‘No Longer Fit for War Service’, 8 August 1918.