Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Gunner R. Ede, Royal Garrison Artillery, who was killed in action at the Battle of the Selle on 24 October 1918
British War and Victory Medals (85912 Gnr. R. Ede. R.A.), with envelope of issue and Record Office enclosure, addressed to ‘Mr. H. Ede, 11 Beare Green Cottages, Nr. Dorking, Sussex [sic]’; Memorial Plaque (Richard Ede) extremely fine

Pair: Gunner J. E. Fox, Royal Garrison Artillery
British War and Victory Medals (60463 Gnr. J. E. Fox. R.A.); together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse numbered ‘344963’, extremely fine (5) £80-£120

Richard Ede was born in Coldharbour, Surrey in 1883 and attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery at Dorking, Surrey. He served with the 161st Siege Battery during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action at the Battle of the Selle on 24 October 1918. He is buried in St. Souplet Cemetery, France.

Sold with a R.G.A. shoulder title and various copied research.

Joseph Edmund Fox attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery on 22 October 1915, and served with the 88th Siege Battery during the Great War on the Western Front. He was discharged on 25 March 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.