Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private M. Lambert, Royal Sussex Regiment
1914-15 Star (5-1535 Pte. M. Lambert. R. Suss: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1535 Pte. M. Lambert. R. Suss. R.) good very fine

Three: Private F. Lethby, Royal Sussex Regiment, later Middlesex Regiment and Labour Corps
1914-15 Star (1272 Pte. F. Lethby. R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1272 Pte. F. Lethby. R. Suss. R.); together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘289228’, contact marks and polished therefore nearly very fine and better

Three: Private F. W. Ray, Royal Sussex Regiment
1914-15 Star (G-3720 Pte. F. W. Ray. R. Suss: R.); British War and Victory Medals (G-3720 Pte. F. W. Ray. R. Suss. R.) nearly very fine (9) £120-£160

Mallion Lambert was born in Crowborough, Sussex in 1895 and served during the Great War with the 1/5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Territorial Force, Royal Sussex Regiment on the Western Front from 18 February 1915. His battalion subsequently served with the 48th Division in Italy where he was admitted to the 39th Casualty Clearing Hospital in the field on 9 June 1918.

Frederick Lethby served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, on the Western Front from 1 May 1915. He subsequently transferred to the 29th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment and the Labour Corps. He was discharged due to wounds on 27 November 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge.

Sold together with the recipient’s original signed certificate of honourable discharge, mounted on card.

Frederick William Ray served during the Great War with the 9th (Service) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, on the Western Front from 31 August 1915. He later transferred to the 12th (Service) Battalion and was demobilised to Class Z Reserve on 20 March 1919.