Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Corporal J. W. Coley, South Lancashire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 20 September 1917

1914-15 Star; (2570 Cpl. J. W. Coley. S. Lan. R.) British War and Victory Medals (2570 Cpl. J. W. Coley. S. Lan. R.); Memorial Plaque (John William Coley); Memorial Scroll, ‘Cpl. John William Coley, S. Lancashire Regt.’, mounted in a glazed display frame, nearly extremely fine (5) £200-£240

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Great War Casualties.

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Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family.

John William Coley was born in Warrington, Lancashire in 1896, and attested there for the South Lancashire Regiment. He served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 June 1915, and was killed in action on 20 September 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, France.

Sold with copied research.

Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement with Christopher Mellor-Hill.