Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Pair: Private E. Newnham, Surrey Yeomanry

British War and Victory Medals (2833 Pte., Surr. Yeo.); together with Silver War Badge (894005) and identity disk

Victory Medal 1914-19 (WR-337083 Pnr. S. J. Newnham, R.E.) extremely fine (5) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Surrey Yeomanry.

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Private Ernest Newnham, Surrey Yeomanry, brother of S. J. Newnham, was wounded at Jenimah, 28 August 1917 - taking a gunshot wound to the left leg and scalp. Sold with damaged lid to medal card box of issue and ‘Field Medical Card’ detailing Ernest Newnham’s wounds and treatment by the 827th Ambulance detail; also with war diary extract covering the incident and copied medal index cards for both brothers.