Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (16358 Pte. B. Loftus. W. Rid. R.; 6109 Pte. A. Loftus. N. Staff. R.; 11848 Pte. T. Loftus. N. Staff. R.) very fine and better (3) £70-£90

Bertram Loftus, who was born in Stoke-on-Trent, was killed in action on the Western Front on 29 June 1915, while serving with the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), and was buried at Voormezelle Enclosure No. 3, Belgium.

Albert Loftus served during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 September 1914.

Thomas Loftus, who was born in Newcastle, Staffordshire, was killed in action on the Western Front on 13 March 1915, while serving with the 1st Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment); he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.