Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Memorial Plaque (3) (Edward Theophilus Christie; Edward Amos Claydon; Edwin Harrison) first with small hole drilled at 12 o’clock, and the second mounted for display in a period frame, generally very fine (3) £80-£120

Edward Theophilus Christie was born in Barry, Cardiff and attested for the East Yorkshire Regiment at Hull. Transferring to the Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), he served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 31 July 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Edward Amos Claydon attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment and served as a Private with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 18 September 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France.

Several men with the name Edwin Harrison are commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.