Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

Three: Sergeant C. H. Deadman, Black Watch
1914-15 Star (S-10210. Pte. C. H. Deadman. R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (S-10210 Sjt. C. H. Deadman. R. Highrs.) very fine

Pair: Private H. Deadman, Wiltshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 24 October 1914
British War and Victory Medals (7520 Pte. H. Deadman. Wilts. R.); Memorial Plaque (Harry Deadman) very fine

Three: Flight Sergeant E. F. Deadman, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who died on 15 April 1944
1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, extremely fine (9) £140-£180

Cecil Hector Deadman attested for the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 July 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 29 April 1919.

Harry Deadman attested for the Wiltshire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 October 1914 (also entitled to a 1914 Star). He was killed in action on 24 October 1914; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Ernest Frederick Deadman served as a Flight Sergeant with 40 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War, and died on 15 April 1944. He is buried in Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia.