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Lot No 331
A fine long service group of four to Private J. Round, 13th Regiment, who served for 18 years in...
Lot No 332
Ghuznee 1839, the reverse field engraved in a contemporary style, ‘Private Thomas Reed, 13th Light Infantry’, with old loop and brass wire-bar suspension, edge bruising, good very fine £400-450
Lot No 333
Four: Sergeant J. Wells, 16th Foot, late 13th Light Infantry Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Pte., 13[?]), slack suspension claw, contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (1st Bn. 13th Lt. Infy.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1008 Corpl., 1st Battn. 16 Foot);...
Lot No 334
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Wm. Neill, 13th Regt.) officially impressed naming, one or two edge bruises, polished, about very fine £180-220
Lot No 335
A Burma 1885-87 operations D.C.M. awarded to Private W. White, Somerset Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (804 Pte. W. White, 2/Som. L.I., 23rd April 1886) renamed, contact marks and edge bruising, very fine £100-150
Lot No 336
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (1013 Pte. T. Jenkins, 2d Bn. Som. L.I.) edge nicks, otherwise nearly extremely fine £180-220
Lot No 337
India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (2865 Pte. Nursing Orderly J. Bailey, 1st Bn. Somst. Lt. Inf.) about very fine and very rare £200-250
Lot No 338
Three: Major & Quarter-Master P. Moran, Somerset Light Infantry, who was twice mentioned in...
Lot No 339
Three: Colour-Sergeant W. H. Leech, Somerset Light Infantry, one of a handful of men attached to the British Field Hospital of the Tochi Field Force in 1897 India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (3027 Store Sergt., 1st Som. Lt. Infy.): Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps,...
Lot No 340
Six: Acting Staff-Sergeant A. Hawes, Military Provost Staff Corps, late Somerset Light Infantry, who was mentioned in despatches in the Boer War India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (3385 Pte., 1st Bn. Som. Lt. Infy.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela...
Lot No 341
A fine Boer War diary and campaign service group of six awarded to Sergeant F. Else, Army Service Corps, late Somerset Light Infantry, who, among other actions, was present at the attack on Grobelaar’s Kloof on 21 February 1900: ‘The bullets were firing around like hail, we were subjected to a very heavy cross...
Lot No 342
Four: Conductor G. Thorne, Indian Ordnance Department, late Somerset Light Infantry, who was...
Lot No 343
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (1409 Pte. F. Moon, Somerset Lt. Infy.) extremely fine £300-350
Lot No 344
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith...
Lot No 345
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5765 Pte. W. Sparks, Somerset Lt. Infy.) edge bruising and polished, otherwise very fine £180-220
Lot No 346
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 (6867 Pte. C. Grace, Somerset Lt. Infy.) good very fine £60-80
Lot No 347
A Great War Armentieres 1915 operations D.S.O. group of three awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel L....
Lot No 348
A fine Great War M.C. and Bar group of six awarded to Colonel F. C. V. D. Caillard, Somerset Light Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.); Defence and War Medals, very fine and better (6) £800-1000
Lot No 349
A fine Great War Somme 1916 operations D.C.M., Russian Cross of St. George group of five awarded to Sergeant W. G. Bryant, Somerset Light Infantry, who brought in a wounded man although a large part of his own hand had been shot away: luckily, however, his wound did not result in the abandonment of his successful...
Lot No 350
A good Great War M.M. and Bar group of four awarded to Corporal T. Lewins, Somerset Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (16788 L. Cpl., 7/Som. L.I.); 1914-15 Star (16788 Pte., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (16788 Cpl., Som. L.I.), generally very fine or better (4) £600-700
Lot No 351
A fine Great War Somme operations M.M. awarded to 2nd Lieutenant R. V. E. Hill, Middlesex Regiment, late Somerset Light Infantry, who used his Lewis gun to good effect over a 36 hour period in September 1916 Military Medal, G.V.R. (11198 Pte. R. V. E. Hill, 7/Som. L.I.) edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely...
Lot No 352
A Great War M.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal A. E. C. Griffin, Somerset Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (11221 L. Cpl. A. E. C. Griffin, 6/Som. L.I.) nearly extremely fine £180-220
Lot No 353
An extremely rare Afghanistan 1919 operations M.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Corporal F....
Lot No 354
Three: Private J. Crilley, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action at Le Cateau in August 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (9111 Pte., 1/Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9111 Pte., Som. L.I.), good very fine and better (3) £140-160
Lot No 355
Three: Lance-Corporal A. Cross, Somerset Light Infantry, who was taken P.O.W. at Le Cateau in 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (9545 L. Cpl., 1/Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Pte., Som. L.I.), mounted as worn, generally very fine or better (3) £100-120
Lot No 356
Three: 2nd Lieutenant C. I. Lillington, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the...
Lot No 357
Three: 2nd Lieutenant A. P. Bower, Somerset Light Infantry, late Royal Warwickshire Regiment, who was killed in action in the Battle of Valenciennes in November 1918 1914-15 Star (1017 Pte., R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.), good very fine (3) £250-300
Lot No 358
Three: Private B. Smart, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action at Loos in September 1915 1914-15 Star (10528 Pte., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (10528 Pte., Som. L.I.), together with related Memorial Plaque (Bert Smart), the last with spots of staining in places, otherwise nearly...
Lot No 359
Three: Private T. Ashurst, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the first day of the Somme 1914-15 Star (16255 Pte., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (16255 Pte., Som. L.I.), one or two edge bruises, otherwise good very fine (3) £180-220
Lot No 360
Three: Private G. Trott, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the Ypres salient in July 1916 1914-15 Star (15316 Pte., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (15316 Pte., Som. L.I.), nearly extremely fine (3) £80-100
Lot No 361
Pair: Major C. A. Williams, Somerset Light Infantry, who held temporary command of the 2nd...
Lot No 362
Pair: Private Charles Cooper, Somerset Light Infantry British War Medal 1914-20 (37015 Pte., Som. L.I.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (37015 Pte., 1/4 Som. L.I.), nearly extremely fine (2) £100-120
Lot No 363
1914-15 Star (10203 Pte. C. Townsend, Som. L.I.) nearly extremely fine £20-30
Lot No 364
Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (Michael Joseph Raby) minor staining / corrosion, good very fine £20-30
Lot No 365
Four: Private J. S. Jacobs, Somerset Light Infantry, who died in Burma in April 1944 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, in original card forwarding box with Army Council condolence slip, nearly extremely fine (4) £40-60
Lot No 366
Four: Private R. H. Oliver, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the advance on Caen in August 1944 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, with original Army Council condolence slip, nearly extremely fine (4) £40-60
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