Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private B. Nicholson, Liverpool Regiment
1914-15 Star (23128 Pte. B. Nicholson. L’pool R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (23128 Pte. B. Nicholson. L’pool R.) nearly very fine

Pair: Private G. Cunningham, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (16639 Pte. G. Cunningham. L.N. Lan. R.) edge bruise to BWM, very fine

1914-15 Star (2) (4411 Pte. J. H. Tipping. R. Lanc: R.; 18920 Pte. W. Nicholson, E. Lan. R.) hilts of crossed swords on first bent; British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (23829 Pte. F. W. Bunning. R. Lanc. R.; 3625 Pte. H. Stevenson. Ches. R.) edge bruising, nearly very fine (8) £100-£140

Bertie Nicholson attested for the King’s Liverpool Regiment on 9 November 1914 and served with the 20th (4th Liverpool Pals) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 November 1915. He was discharged on 2 April 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge no. B/159041.

George Cunningham was born in Glasgow on 23 December 1860 and attested for the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment at Bolton, Lancashire, on 26 September 1914, declaring his age to be 34 (whilst many under-age recruits added a few years to their actual age in order to enlist, for Cunningham to subtract almost two decades from his declared age is most impressive!) He served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 July 1915, and was finally discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve in March 1920, in his 60th year.

John Henry Tipping was born in Liverpool and attested for the Royal Lancaster Regiment, serving for eight years with the colours and eight with the reserve, including during the Boer War. He re-enlisted in his old regiment at Seaforth, Liverpool, on 7 September 1914 and saw further service with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 March 1915. He was killed in action on 8 May 1915; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

William Nicholson attested for the East Lancashire Regiment, and served with them during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of war from 14 June 1915. He subsequently transferred to the Liverpool Regiment.

Frederick William Bunning attested for the Royal Lancaster Regiment and served with the 11th, 8th, and 4th Battalions during the Great War. He subsequently transferred to the Suffolk Regiment, and served with the 1st Battalion in the Malabar campaign 1921-22 (entitled to an Indian General Service Medal with clasp).

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