Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Nine: Private William Argent, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914 Star, with clasp (No. 7727 Pte. W. Argent, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) style of naming suggests this might be a replacement issue; British War and Victory Medals (7727 Pte. W. Argent, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5373077 Pte. W. Argent. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army, with Second Award Clasp (5373077 Pte. W. Argent. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) the first three rather polished, otherwise nearly very fine or better (9) £180-£220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.

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L.S. & G.C. medal issued in October 1938.

Clasp to L.S. & G.C. medal issued in October 1949.

William Argent enlisted on 3 October 1904, and went to France on 14 August 1914. He afterwards served with the 2nd Battalion in India and Burma and returned home in 1940. He was discharged on 31 March 1949, when he was 69 years old and collecting his Old Aged Pension. Sold with research including several extracts and photographs taken from the regimental Chronicle.