Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Private W. G. Ager, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914-15 Star (13207 Pte. W. Ager. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (13207 Cpl. W. Ager. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (13207 Cpl. -L.Sjt.- W. G. Ager. 7/Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.) very fine and better (4) £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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M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919:
‘In recognition of valuable service rendered with the British Forces in the Balkans.’

William Gordon Ager attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 September 1915. He subsequently served in Salonika, and in July 1916 was admitted to No. 28 General Hospital, suffering from ‘P.U.O.’ or Pyorexia (fever) of unknown origin, and was sent to No. 20 Stationery Hospital on 20 July 1916. For his services during the Great War he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, prior to transferring to the Army Reserve.