Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

Three: Driver W. Reynolds, Royal Horse Artillery, a survivor of ‘L’ Battery’s legendary stand at Nery in 1914

1914 Star (62160 Dvr., R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (62160 Dvr., R.A.) nearly extremely fine (3) £300-400

William Reynolds first entered the French theatre of war on 15 August 1914 as a Driver in ‘L’ Battery, R.H.A. Two weeks later, on 1 September, at Nery, the Battery fought one of the bravest actions of the War and won three V.Cs. Such was the ferocity of the Germans bombardment of the Battery - ‘a storm of shot and shell’ - that only three of its six guns could be brought into action, two of them quickly being knocked out at a range of just 600 yards. Having started the action with over 200 men, ‘L’ Battery could only muster 40 survivors at the end of the day (See Deeds That Thrill The Empire for a full account of this gallant last stand).

Entitled to clasp for 1914 Star. Sold with confirmation.