Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (30175 Pte. C. E. Peacock, E.R. of York. Y.; 1864 Pte. R. Oliver, North’d. Yeo.; 658 Sjt. W. J. Montgomery, S. Notts. Hrs.; 71 Sjt. C. Snarey, S. Notts. Hrs.) good very fine (4) £90-110

E.R. of York. Y. = East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry.

William James Montgomery was born in Coventry and lived and enlisted at Nottingham. Serving with “C” Squadron, the South Nottinghamshire Hussars, he was killed in action, in Gallipoli, on 12 September 1915, aged 23 years. The son of Mr and Mrs H. Montgomery of 1 Sophie Road, Nottingham; he was buried in the Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey.