Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Memorial Plaque (3) (Ernest George Huard; Harry Thomas Odams; Thomas Richard Neale) first in card envelope, some staining and traces of verdigris to second and third, otherwise generally very fine (3) £120-£160

Ernest George Huard, a native of Plaistow, Essex, attested for the Suffolk Regiment and served with the 12th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action during the battle of Cambrai on 24 November 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France.

Harry Thomas Odams attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action during the Battle of Aubers Ridge on 9 May 1915; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Thomas Richard Neale was born in Holborn, Middlesex, on 1 February 1877 and attested for the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He served with the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, and died at home on 29 March 1917. He is buried under a C.W.G.C. Headstone in Kingston-upon-Hull Cemetery. The Memorial Plaque appears to be his sole entitlement.