Auction Catalogue

15 March 2023

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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№ 392

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15 March 2023

Hammer Price:
£120

Five: Private A. W. Gray, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
1914-15 Star (1169 Pte. A Gray. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) last letter of surname corrected; British War and Victory Medals (1169 Pte. A. Gray. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, 1 clasp, Long Service 1955 (Albert W. Gray) contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine

Four: Corporal A. Prue, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (2478 Cpl. A. Prue. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Arthur R. Prue)
very fine (9) £100-£140

Albert William Gray attested for the Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and served with them during the Great War on the Western front from 30 March 1915. He was discharged on 19 February 1916, but subsequently attested for the Royal Field Artillery, and served with until his further discharge, as a consequence of wounds, on 21 May 1917. He was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 182689.

Arthur Richard Prue, a Cabinet Maker from Banbury, Oxfordshire, was born on 11 November 1896. He attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service during the Great War, and was appointed Corporal. He died, aged 81, in Banbury, on 8 May 1978.

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