Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Sergeant F. W. Baker, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (238030 Sjt. F. W. Baker. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private F. H. Bridges, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (24671 Pte. F. H. Bridges. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) edge bruise to BWM, nearly very fine

Pair: Private W. C. Gardner, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (27836 Pte. W. C. Gardner. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) VM officially re-impressed, very fine

Pair: Private F. Norcott, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (27249 Pte. F. Norcott. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine (8) £100-£140

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

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Frank Harold Bridges attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 3 July 1916, and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was discharged due to wounds on 24 September 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B.31820.

William Charles Gardner, a native of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 21 November 1916, and served during the Great War in Mesopotamia from 26 June 1917. He transferred to the Army Reserve in May 1919.