Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (D. B. Filleul. V.A.D.; J. M. J. Rorke. V.A.D.; E. E. Ross. V.A.D.) very fine (3) £80-£100

Dorothy Blanche Filleul served as Kitchen Staff with the Voluntary Aid Detachment during the Great War. She was descended from a Jersey family, and was the daughter of the Rev. Philip William Girdlestone Filleul. One of her brothers, Philip Rowland Filleul, won a rowing silver in the 1908 Olympics; his son, Flt/Lt Philip Richard Steuart Filleul served with the RAF and was lost on 12 September 1944 when his Flying Fortress of 214 Squadron disappeared over the English Channel. Another brother, Leonard Amauri Filleul, was commissioned into the Somerset Light Infantry and attached to the 2nd battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light infantry. He was killed in action on 21 October 1914.

Julia Mary Josephine Rorke served with the Voluntary Aid Detachment during the Great War.

Edith Emily Ross served with the Voluntary Aid Detachment during the Great War.