Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private C. B. Crook, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died of wounds in Mesopotamia during the Siege of Kut on 18 March 1916
1914-15 Star (9529 Pte. C. B. Crook. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (9529 Pte. C. B. Crook. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) edge bruise and some staining to VM, otherwise nearly extremely fine

Pair: Private R. Smith, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 July 1916
1914-15 Star (3270 Pte. R. Smith. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (3270 Pte. R. Smith. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine (4) £60-£80

Charles Benjamin Crook was born in Reading, Berkshire in 1889 and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service during the Great War. He served with the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia, and died of wounds during the siege of Kut-Al-Amara on 18 March 1916. He is buried in Kut War Cemetery, Iraq.

Robert Smith was born in Lechlade, Oxfordshire and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 23 July 1916. He is buried in Pozieres British Cemetery, France.