Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private G. Trott, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the Ypres salient in July 1916

1914-15 Star (15316 Pte., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (15316 Pte., Som. L.I.), nearly extremely fine (3) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 13th Regiment and Somerset Light Infantry.

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Gilbert Trott was killed in action in the Ypres Salient on 27 July 1916, while serving in the 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry.

Born at Stoke-under-Ham, Somerset, he had enlisted at Yeovil and was originally posted to the 6th Battalion. No doubt as a casualty replacement, he was transferred to the 1st Battalion out in France in March 1915. Evacuated to a Field Hospital with a sceptic finger a few weeks later, he rejoined the Battalion on 1 July 1915 but was back in a Casualty Clearing Station 24 hours later, this time with a shrapnel wound in the right leg. He was, however, returned to his unit a fortnight later, and survived for another year.

Trott was interred in the Essex Farm Cemetery.

Sold with original Record Officer, Exeter forwarding letter for the British War and Victory Medals, dated 5 July 1921.