Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Captain J. W. Marston, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment

1914 Star (2567 L. Cpl., 10/L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) nearly extremely fine (3) £150-180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to the Liverpool Regiment from the Collection of Hal Giblin.

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Captain John William Marston was born on 25 October 1893 at Rosario de Santa Fe, Argentina and was educated at Haileybury College. He attested for the Liverpool Scottish on 4 November 1912, enlisted for overseas service on 5 August 1914, and accompanied the original contingent to France in the following November aboard the S.S. Maidan. He was admitted to hospital on 21 December 1914, and invalided to the U.K. five days later. Subsequently commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant on 8 January 1916, returning to overseas service the following April. Marston was promoted to Lieutenant in June 1916 and transferred to the Trench Mortar Battery, which he commanded from 1 November 1916.

He was accidentally wounded on 11 July 1917 by the explosion of a German minenwerfer at 2nd Army Trench Mortar School. A court of enquiry was subsequently set up to look into the circumstances of the accident and detailed reports by the protagonists are included with the lot. It was eventually found that no blame should be attached to the Instructors and that a defective fuse was to blame. He subsequently served as a Captain in the 3/10th Battalion at Oswestry.