Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Victory Medals 1914-19 (10) (18407 Pte. A. J. Cozens. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 20892 Pte. G. M. Day. Oxf. & Bucks L.I.; 9276 Pte. H. Dunn. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 5790 Pte. A. E. Franklin. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 7990 Pte. W. T. Howard. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I; 202805 Pte. D. Humphrey. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 22519 Pte. A. James. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 29160 Pte. R. Palmer. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 22553 Pte. A. W. Porter. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 16757 Pte. J. T. Strong. Oxf. & Bucks L.I.) edge bruising and contact marks, generally nearly very fine (10) £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.

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George Malcolm Day, a native of Burford, Oxfordshire, attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in Oxford on 4 November 1915. He served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from July 1916, and subsequently transferred to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was wounded by gun shot to chest and face on 24 March 1918.

Harry Dunn was born at Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War in Mesopotamia, and died of enteritis on 4 August 1916, on the march in captivity following the siege of Kut. He is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

Walter Thomas Howard was born in Wolvercote, Oxford, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in Oxford. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War in Mesopotamia and died on 12 August 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Nisbin Memorial, Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

Daniel Humphrey was born on 15 October 1898 and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front and was reported missing in March 1918, subsequently being confirmed as a prisoner of war, and was held at Stendal.

Reginald Palmer attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 9 June 1916, and was discharged due to sickness on 20 October 1919. He was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B328375.

Albert William Porter attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 3 February 1916, and was discharged due to wounds on 25 April 1917. He was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 171011.

John Thomas Strong, a native of Foleshill, Coventry, Warwickshire, attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Coventry on 8 December 1914. He served with both the 3rd and 5th Battalions during the Great War, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 218622.