Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914-15 Star (7) (511 Pte. J. Brennan. Manch. R.; 6724 Pte. R. E. Brunton. Manch. R.; 15885 Pte. D. Greenhalgh. Manch. R.; 1492 Pte. T. Healey. Manch. R.; 3332 Pte. W. Platt. Manch: R.; 18993. Sjt. W. Rigby. Manch. R.; 2228 Pte. H. Walker. Manch. R.) very fine and better (7) £80-£120

Thomas Healey was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, and attested for the Manchester Regiment at Oldham, Lancashire. He served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War, and died of wounds on 3 June 1915. He is buried in the Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey.

William Platt was born in Manchester and attested there for the Manchester Regiment. He served with the 11th Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War, and was killed in action on 19 August 1915. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

William Rigby was born in Bury, Lancashire, and attested for the Manchester Regiment at Manchester. He served with the 21st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 7 April 1916. He is buried in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, France.