Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (8) (5934 Pte. A. J. Bennett. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 6797 Pte. E. Hine. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 11436 Pte. W. Jackson. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 13442 Pte. F. Knight. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 4916 Pte. T. Madden. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 2172 Pte. W. Peacock. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 19382 Pte. A. Serman. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 22144 Pte. W. T. Turner. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) generally nearly very fine and better (8) £120-£160

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

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Arthur James Bennett was born at Fritwell, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford. He served with the 2nd/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 21 March 1918. He is buried at Chapelle British Cemetery, Holnon, France.

Edward Hine was born at St. Clements, Oxford, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Gosport, Hampshire. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 September 1914, and was killed in action on 28 April 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

William Jackson was born at Smethwick, Staffordshire, and attested there for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 30 July 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Frederick Knight was born at Birdingbury, Warwickshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 23 October 1918. He is buried at Poix-Du-Nord Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Thomas Madden attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford, and served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War. He died of wounds in Italy on 16 June 1918, and is buried in Montecchio Precalcino Communal Cemetery Extension, Italy.

William Peacock attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 2nd/4th Battalion during the Great War, being re-numbered 200386.

Albert Serman attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st Garrison Battalion, the British War Medal being his sole medal entitlement. He was discharged on 2 December 1919.

William Tuffrey Turner was born at Old Woodstock, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Bicester, Oxfordshire. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 8 May 1917. He is buried at Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, France.