Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. Percy, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was killed in action during the V.C. action - the attack on the Grand Couronne, Salonika, 18 September 1918
British War and Victory Medals (26616 Pte. J. Percy. S. Wales Bord.) nearly extremely fine

British War Medal 1914-20 (900 Pte. G. B. Pitchford. S. Wales Bord.) with Imperial Service Badge, good very fine

Victory Medal 1914-19 (44062 Pte. F. W. Garner. S. Wales Bord.); together with two silver South Wales Borderers Regimental Prize Medals, the first with reverse engraved ‘Sgt. G. Stowell H.Q. Tug-of-War 1921’, the other engraved ‘440yds Relay 1938 Winner’, very fine (lot) £90-£110

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Medals to the South Wales Borderers.

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John Percy was a native of Newport, Wales. He served during the Great War with the 7th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers in Salonika. Private Percy was killed in action during the attack on the Grand Couronne, 18 September 1918, when his commanding officer Colonel Burges was awarded the V.C. for his gallantry, and the Battalion was awarded the Croix de Guerre. Percy is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial.

George Baldwin Pitchford was a baker from Crickhowell. He served with the 1st V.B. South Wales Borderers prior to joining the newly formed 1/1st Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers in 1908. Pitchford attended all of the camps 1908-1912 and was then discharged. He was embodied in 1914 and served with the 1/1st Brecknockshire Battalion in Asiatic theatre of war, as part of the Aden Field Force from 3 July 1915 (awarded T.E.M. in November 1915). His MIC gives his entitlement to the 1914-15 Star as ‘Deleted’ and ‘Ineligible’.

Frederick William Garner was born in Coventry. He served during the Great War with the 4th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers and was killed in action in Mespotamia, 10 February 1917. Private Garner is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

George Stowell served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers 13 September 1914.