Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. To coincide with the OMRS Convention

Pair: Sergeant C. G. Beechy, Liverpool Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902, South Africa 1901 (7970 Pte., Vol. Coy., Liverpool Regt.) clasps mounted in order stated, and surname spelt ‘Beechey’ ; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (36 Sjt., 6/L’pool. Regt.) first a little polished, therefore nearly very fine or better (2) £140-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late Major David Evans, T.D..

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Claude Grantley Beechy lived at Ashfield Villa, Victoria Road, Aigburth, Liverpool and enlisted on 1 April 1908. He went to France with the 1/6th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment on 24 February 1915 with the original contingent, and was admitted to No. 13 Field Ambulance on 9 April 1915 with gastritis, before returning to duty on 27 April 1915. He was wounded on 5 May 1915 by a gun shot wound to the back and stomach and admitted to No. 8 Casualty Clearing Station, before being moved to No. 13 Stationary Hospital on 22 May 1915 and then evacuated to England the following day on H.S. St. Patrick.

The following is extracted from The History of The King’s Regiment (Liverpool), by Everard Wyrell: ‘... After crossing the plank bridge and sheltering from view behind a hedge, it became necessary to cross the open and make for the cutting at the point where the Gangers Hut is situated. For this 200 yards the two platoons were subjected to very heavy machine-gun fire, and Company Sergeant-Major Beechy was badly wounded, twelve more riflemen were wounded and two killed.’