Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Family group:

Three: Private A. Tonks, Worcestershire Regiment

1914-15 Star (11001 L. Cpl., Worc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (11001 Pte., Worc. R.)

Three: Private H. Tonks, Wiltshire Regiment

1914-15 Star (17982 Pte., Wilts. R.); British War and Victory Medals (17982 Pte., Wilts. R.) extremely fine (6) £150-200

Arthur Tonks was born and lived in Birmingham and enlisted in Worcester. Serving with the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, he entered the balkan theatre of war on 25 April 1915 and was killed in action in Gallipoli on 6 August 1915. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.

Horace Tonks, brother of the above, was born, lived and enlisted at Birmingham. Serving initially with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 19 July 1915 with the Wiltshire Regiment and died of wounds on 2 October 1915. He was interred in Bethune Town Cemetery. The two brothers were the sons of Mr and Mrs W. J. Tonks of Hyde Road, Birmingham. Both sold with copied research.