Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private E. Dumphy, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 9 May 1915
1914-15 Star (Z-768 Pte E. Dumphy. Rif: Brig:) gilded; British War and Victory Medals (Z-768 Pte. E. Dumphy. Rif. Brig.) BWM officially renamed, good very fine

Three: Private T. R. Pulham, Rifle Brigade
British War and Victory Medals (B-200247 Pte. T. R. Pulham. Rif. Brig.) in named card boxes of issue; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Thomas Richard Pulham); with Silver War Badge ‘340130’, and London School Attendance Medal 1899, reverse engraved ‘T. Pulham’, nearly extremely fine (8) £80-£100

Edward Dumphy was born in Salford, Manchester. He served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade in the French theatre of war from 16 March 1915. Private Dumphy was killed in action on the Western Front, 9 May 1915, and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Thomas Richard Pulham enlisted in the Rifle Brigade, 10 December 1915, and was discharged, 20 February 1918.