Special Collections

Sold on 28 March 2012

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The Collection of Medals to the Wiltshire Regiment formed by the late Michael Hayward

Michael ‘Mike’ Hayward

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№ 850

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29 March 2012

Hammer Price:
£340

Three: Private F. J. Choules, 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, killed in action, Gallipoli, 10 August 1915

1914-15 Star (9361 Pte., Wilts. R.); British War and Victory Medals (9361 Pte., Wilts. R.) in damaged card boxes of issue; Memorial Plaque (Frederick James Choules) this in card envelope, extremely fine (4) £180-220

Frederick James Choules was born in Collingbourne Ducis, Wiltshire, lived in Marlborough and enlisted at Devizes. Serving with the 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment he entered the Balkan theatre of war on 30 June 1915. He was killed in action in Gallipoli on 10 August 1915, aged 31 years. His name is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.

Medal contained in leatherette case. With a folder containing a quantity of copied research together with original slips to accompany the British War and Victory Medals and Memorial Plaque and original registered envelopes for the medals addressed to ‘Miss S. M. Choules, 287 West Grafton, Marlborough’