Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private M. Othen, Hampshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Ypres on 9 August 1916

1914-15 Star (9526 Pte. M. Othen. Hamps: R.) surname partially officially corrected; British War and Victory Medals (9526 Pte. M. Othen. Hamps. R.) VM officially renamed; Memorial Plaque (Moses Othen) in card envelope, good very fine (4) £120-£160

Moses Othen was born at Farnham, Surrey, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Winchester. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 December 1914 and was killed in action at Ypres on 9 August 1916 during an enemy gas attack. He is buried in Potijze Chateau Wood Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium.

Sold with copy paperwork including Medal Index Card, SDGW entry, census details, and a copy photograph of his grave.