Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914-15 Star (3227 Pte. H. Cooper, L’pool. R.); together with, British War Medals (3), (2. Lieut. W. E. Backhouse); (3243 Pte. R. A. C. Dickson, L’pool. R.); (1422 Pte. A. Y. Roberts, L’pool. R.); Victory Medals (2), (4988 Pte. J. Bretland, L’pool. R.); (356412 Pte. S. Lindsay, L’pool. R.) official correction to number; memorial plaque (Alfred William Bevan) generally very fine or better (7) £120-150

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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Herbert Cooper was born at Stanwix, Cumberland, lived at Rock Ferry, Cheshire, and enlisted at Liverpool. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 16 June 1915 during the charge at Hooge, whilst serving with the 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment. Cooper worked in the editorial department of the Birkenhead News prior to the war, and it is an irony that the date of his death was also the date of his birthday. Sold with copied group photograph, which includes recipient.

William Edward Backhouse was gazetted in the rank of Second Lieutenant to the Liverpool Scottish on 29 October 1915, subsequently transferring to the 9th Battalion.

Ronald Arthur Campbell Dickson was born at West Kirby, Cheshire, lived at Birkenhead, Cheshire and enlisted in Liverpool. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 16 June 1915 during the charge at Hooge, whilst serving with the 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment. A photograph of recipient appears in The Lloyds Bank Memorial Album 1914-1919.

Archibald Younger Roberts was born and lived in Birkenhead, Cheshire and enlisted at Liverpool. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 16 June 1915 during the charge at Hooge, ‘whilst running signalling wires to a captured German trench’. He was serving with the 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment.

J. Bretland, a native of Birkenhead, served with the 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment.

Simon Lindsay was born at Glewback, Ayr and lived at Lanark. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 9 April 1918, whilst serving with the 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment.

Alfred William Bevan was born, lived and enlisted in Liverpool. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 9 August 1916, whilst serving as a Private in the 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment. Sold with a copied photograph of recipient in uniform.