Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Victory Medal 1914-19 (24) (2 Lieut. H. J. Lawrence; 13171 Pte. P. I. A. Heslington, G. Gds.; 266196 Pte. J. H. Burrows, The Queen’s R.; G-89848 Pte. W. Whitehead, Midd’x. R.; G-102565 Pte. E. Scholes, Midd’x. R.; SD-1012 Pte. H. Clark, R. Suss. R.; B-1092 Pte. W. H. Hayward, Rif. Brig.; 205481 Pte. W. F. Holloway, 1-Lond. R.; 227148 Pte. J. Ferguson, Monmouth. R.; 137465 Gnr. E. Housby, R.A.; L-46981 Dvr. T. Shaw, R.A.; 131961 Dvr. E. Mills, R.A.; WR-319191 Pnr. J. W. Povey, R.E.; 143663 Spr. S. Howard, R.E.; 120215 Pnr. R. Jones, R.E.; 2097 Pnr. C. Henderson, R.E.; M-338792 Pte. W. Lord, A.S.C.; A-1050 Pte. F. McCormick, A.S.C.; 212187 Pte. H. C. Taylor, Labour Corps; 456893 Pte. L. Newton, Labour Corps; 269697 Pte. A. Wells, Labour Corps), some with corrections to naming, medals to ‘Ferguson’ and ‘Wells’ lacking suspension ring, the latter with attempted erasure of unit; together with three erased Victory Medals (lacking rings) and one erased 1914-15 Star, fine and better (25) £100-140

2nd Lieutenant Harry Joseph Lawrence, 4th attached 10th Battalion Essex Regiment, was killed in action, France/Flanders, on 26 April 1918, aged 20 years. The son of Joseph Alfred and Mary Elizabeth Lawrence of 31 Clarence Terrace, York Road, King’s Cross, London; he was buried in the Hangard Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.

William Whitehead was born and lived in Oldham, Lancashire and enlisted at Woolwich, Kent, serving initially with the A.S.C. Serving with the 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, he was killed in action, France/Flanders, on 17 September 1918, aged 30 years. The husband of Anne Ellen Whitehead of 17 Commercial Street, St. Werneth, Oldham.

Walter Hubert Hayward was born in Wimbourne, Dorset, and living in Southampton, Hampshire, enlisted at Holloway, Middlesex. Serving with the 9th Battalion Rifle Brigade, he was killed in action, France/Flanders on 11 July 1915, aged 20 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. He was the son of Horace and Kate Hayward of Cliff Cottage, Albion Place, Southampton.