Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private J. Scholes, Worcestershire Regiment, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 6 August 1915

1914-15 Star (23011 Pte. J. Scholes. Worc: R.) with named Record Office enclosure; British War and Victory Medals (23011 Pte. J. Scholes. Worc. R.) extremely fine (3) £60-£80

John Scholes was born in Darwen, Lancashire in 1890 and attested for service with the Worcestershire Regiment during the Great War. He landed at Gallipoli with the 4th Battalion on 15 July 1915 and was killed in action the following month on 6 August 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.