Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private W. Thompson, Durham Light Infantry
1914-15 Star (8-3194 Pte. W. Thompson, Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (8-3194 Pte. W. Thompson. Durh. L.I.) good very fine

Pair: Corporal R. Hutton, Durham Light Infantry, killed in action on the Western Front, 2 June 1916
1914-15 Star (21237 Pte. R. Hutton. Durh: L.I.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (21237 Cpl. R. Hutton. Durh. L.I.) light scratches to reverse of star, very fine

Pair: Private P. Brigg, Durham Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (7620 Pte. P. Brigg. Durh. L.I.); together with a Brighthouse Token of Gratitude Medal 1914-18, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘Pte. P. Brigg. 21102 L. Cps.’, with top ‘Victory’ riband bar, nearly extremely fine

Pair: Private C. A. Rayner, Durham Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (76890 Pte. C. A. Rayner. Durh. L.I.) extremely fine (10) £100-140

William Thompson attested for the Durham Light Infantry on 20 October 1914 and served with the 8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 July 1915. He was discharged on 23 May 1917, and received a Silver War Badge.

Robert Hutton was born in Durham and attested for the Durham Light Infantry at Gateshead. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 17 August 1915, and was killed in action on 2 June 1916. He is buried in Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Sold with two photographs of the recipient’s C.W.G.C. headstone.