Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Lance-Sergeant H. Holt, Cheshire Regiment, who was wounded at Salonika, 26 January 1917
1914-15 Star (16159 L.Sjt. H. Holt. Ches: R.); British War and Victory Medals (16159 Cpl. H. Holt. Ches. R.) very fine

Pair: Private G. Taylor, Liverpool Regiment, late Scots Guards, who was wounded at Richebourg, 16 May 1916
1914-15 Star (11205 Pte. G. Taylor. L’pool R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (11205 Pte. G. Taylor. L’pool R.) very fine

Pair: Private T. Carr, South Staffordshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (27967 Pte. T. Carr. S. Staff. R.) nearly very fine (7) £80-120

Hercules Holt was born in Prestwich, Lancashire, in 1892, and attested for the Cheshire Regiment at Stockport on 6 September 1914, having previously served in the 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Advanced Lance-Sergeant on 12 July 1915, he served with the 12th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 September 1915, and then with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from 28 October of that year. He was wounded by gun shot and shrapnel to the face in Salonika on 26 January 1917. Recovering, he continued serving until being demobilised on 25 May 1919.

George Taylor was born in Liverpool in 1876 and attested for the Scots Guards on 4 October 1898. He served with them in South Africa during the Boer War (entitled to a Queen’s South Africa Medal with six clasps and a King’s South Africa Medal with two clasps). Following the outbreak of the Great War he attested for the Liverpool Regiment on 22 August 1914, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 24 March 1915. He was wounded by gun shot to the right foot at Richebourg, France, on 16 May 1915, and returned home six days later. He was discharged on account of his wounds on 21 January 1916, after 1 year and 153 days’ service, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Thomas Carr attested for the South Staffordshire Regiment at Leeds, Yorkshire, on 4 December 1915, and served with the 12th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 July 1916. He was admitted to hospital on 9 December 1916, having been wounded in the hand by shrapnel, which subsequently turned septic, and he was subsequently discharged on account of his wounds.

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