Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private J. H. Matthews, Worcestershire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 16 June 1915
1914-15 Star (14585 Pte. J. H. Matthews. Worc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (14585. Pte. J. H. Matthews. Worc. R.) edge bruise to BWM, otherwise good very fine

Pair: Private W. T. Roberts, Welsh Guards, who was wounded on the Western Front, and died of his wounds at home on 21 January 1921
British War and Victory Medals (2137 Pte. W. T. Roberts. W. Gds.) good very fine

Pair: Lance-Sergeant E. Banks, Northumberland Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 May 1918
British War and Victory Medals (202505 Cpl. E. Banks. North’d Fus.) good very fine

Pair: Private F. J. Dix, Northamptonshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 16 August 1917
British War and Victory Medals (27332 Pte. F. J. Dix. North’n. R.) good very fine (9) £160-£200

John Henry Matthews attested for the Worcestershire Regiment and served with the 3rd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 16 June 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

William Thomas Roberts attested for the Welsh Guards on 9 November 1915, and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War. He was discharged on account of wounds on 13 March 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge No. 352023. He died at home on 21 January 1921, and is buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in Bethesda (Coetmor) Nonconformist Burial Gourd, Caernarvonshire.

Edwin Banks, of Sedgfield, co. Durham, attested for the Northumberland Fusiliers and served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 27 May 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, France.

Frederick James Dix attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment, and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 16 August 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. A newspaper article from The Northampton Herald dated 25 September 1917 states: ‘Roll of Honour. Private Frederick Dix, Northants. Regt. of 25 Salisbury Road, Wellingborough. Killed in action in France on August 16th. A brother was killed earlier in the war, and three others are serving.’