Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (12450 Cpl. J. H. Taylor, Glouc. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (4286 Pte. S. H. Mills, Glouc. R.; 12103 Pte. A. P. Price, Glouc. R.) last nearly very fine, others extremely fine (3)

James Henry Taylor was born in Cheltenham. Prior to the war he was a repairer and restorer of antique furniture. He enlisted into the 10th (Service) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in September 1914 and entered the France/Flanders theatre of war in August 1915. Serving with No.1 Company 10th (Service) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment he was killed in action on the first day of the battle of Loos, 25 September 1915, aged 22 years. The son of Charles Henry and Eliza Alice Taylor of 2 Melrose Villas, Marle Hill Road, Cheltenham; having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Sidney Herbert Mills was born in Clifton, Bristol and enlisted at Bristol. Serving with the 1/6th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, he died of wounds, France/Flanders, on 10 November 1916, aged 20 years. The son of Sidney Herbert and Elizabeth Mills of 6 Burlons Cottages, Berkeley Place, Clifton, Bristol; he was buried in the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.

Albert Percy Price was born in All Saints, Bristol. He enlisted into the Gloucestershire Regiment in Cheltenham in August 1914 and went to France with the 18th (Service) Battalion in August 1918. He was killed in action on 11 September 1918, aged 29 years. The son of James and Fanny Price of Stoke Road, Bishop’s Cleave, Cheltenham; he was buried in the Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. Only 39 soldier casualties to the 18th Battalion.