Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

Three: Private R. H. Beard, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
1914-15 Star (13277 Pte. R. H. Beard. Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals (13277 Pte. R. H. Beard. Notts. & Derby. R.) very fine

Three: Private W. E. Beard, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, who was discharged as a result of wounds in 1916, and died at home on 27 March 1919
1914-15 Star (13281 Pte. W. E. Beard. Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals (13281 Pte. W. E. Beard. Notts. & Derby. R.) good very fine (6) £100-£140

Robert H. Beard was born in Buxton, Derbyshire and attested for the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment. He served with them in the Balkan theatre of War from 1915, and was discharged, Class ‘Z’ Reserve, on 8 March 1919.

William Edward Beard, the brother of the above, was born in Buxton, Derbyshire, in 1894 and attested for the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, serving with them in the Balkan theatre of War from 1915. Badly wounded, he was discharged on 22 July 1916, and was awarded a Silver War Badge. He died on 27 March 1919, presumably as a result of his wounds, as he is buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in Matlock (St. Giles) Churchyard, Derbyshire.