Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private H. G. Cantwell, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (201375 Pte. H. G. Cantwell. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private S. J. Childs, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (4793 Pte. S. J. Childs. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private W. Church, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (9007 Pte. W. Church. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) nearly very fine

Pair: Private W. Hill, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 18 August 1918
British War and Victory Medals (22908 Pte. W. Hill. Oxf & Bucks. L.I.) very fine (8) £120-£160

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

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Herbert George Cantwell was born at Cowley, Oxford, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 25 January 1915. Following admission to hospital he transferred to the Labour Corps and renumbered 562036. His service papers also note service with the Dorset Regiment, Gloucester Regiment and the Wiltshire Regiment. He returned to the U.K. from France for demobilisation on 7 April 1919.

Stephen James Childs attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with 2/1st (Buckinghamshire) Battalion during the Great War.

William Church attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War in the Asiatic theatre of War from 5 December 1914.

William Hill was born at Chalfont St. Peters, Buckinghamshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, serving initially with them during the Great War before later transferring to the Royal Berkshire Regiment. He died of wounds on 18 August 1918, aged 23, and is buried at Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France.