Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914 Star, with copy clasp (2) (27205 Gnr: H. Passmore. R.F.A.; 3-5926 Pte. A. J. James. 1/Som. L.I.) contact marks, very fine (2) £80-£100

Harold Walter Passmore, a plasterer from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, was born in 1886. He attested into the Somerset Militia in October 1902 and after three years’ service was placed on the Army Reserve. Mobilised on 17 August 1914 for service during the Great War, he transferred into the Royal Artillery the following month and served on the Western Front from 3 October 1914.

Alfred John James was born in Huntspill, Somerset, in 1885. He attested into the 3rd (Territorial) Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry in May 1909, and was mobilised in August 1914 for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front with the 1st Battalion from 11 September 1914 and was transferred into the Army Cyclist Corps on 8 December 1914. Discharged to the Army Reserve in May 1916, he later died in 1965.

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