Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private W. Nicholson, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 7 August 1916

1914-15 Star (D-9219 Pte. W. Nicholson, 4th. D. Gds.); British War Medal 1914-20 (D-9219 Pte. W. W. Nicholson. 4-D. Gds.); Memorial Plaque (Walter Nicholson) good very fine (3) £180-£220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals formed by the Reverend Canon Nigel Nicholson, OStJ, DL.

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Walter Nicholson was born in Wrexham and attested there for the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards on 9 August 1914. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 November 1914, and was killed in action on 7 August 1916. He is buried in Perone Road Cemetery, Maricourt, France.

Sold with the recipient’s Soldier’s Small Book, and various postcards, including a photographic one of the recipient.

One of only 175 casualties to the 4th Dragoon Guards during the Great War.