Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private S. Bateup, Royal Sussex Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 31 July 1916
British War and Victory Medals (3665 Pte. S. Bateup. R. Suss. R.) good very fine

1914 Star (3775 Pte. W. Young. 2/Rif: Brig.); 1914-15 Star (S4-094471 Pte. J. Sewell, A.S.C.); British War Medal 1914-20 (F.10207 E. Turrell. L.M. R.N.A.S.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (2) (Charles E. Orton; Charles H. Abel); Victory Medal 1914-19 (SD-769 Cpl. G. E. May. R. Suss. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (829 Sjt. J. H. Marden. R.A.) generally good very fine (9) £200-£240

Samuel Frederick Bateup attested for the Royal Sussex Regiment and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 31 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.