Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private W. Strangward, Cheshire Regiment, later King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, Royal Welsh Fusiliers and Mid-Wales Special Constabulary
British War and Victory Medals (67116 Pte. W. Strangward. Ches. R.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (William G. Strangward) in named box of issue, edge bruising to pair, these very fine, the last extremely fine

Pair: Corporal R. T. Davies, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, later Pembrokeshire Yeomanry, who died at home on 5 November 1918
British War and Victory Medals (9306 Pte. R. T. Davies. R.W. Fus.) minor official correction to number on VM, extremely fine

Pair: Private A. E. Jones, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 24 November 1917
British War and Victory Medals (265828 Pte. A. E. Jones. R.W. Fus.) good very fine (7) £120-£160

William Strangward was born in Brecon on 10 April 1899 and served overseas with the Cheshire Regiment and 6th Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Discharged from the Royal Welsh Fusiliers 22 July 1921, he was awarded a retrospective Special Constabulary Long Service Medal in July 1962, and a Bar in recognition of ‘faithful service’ in December 1962.
Sold with original Army Certificate of Discharge and two letters of congratulations from the Chief Constable’s Office, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, one noting the recipient’s address in 1962 as ‘Holp View, Defynock.’

Robert Thomas Davies was born in Holywell in 1895, the son of Mary Ann Davies of 1 Summer Hill, Brynford, Holywell, Flintshire. He originally enlisted in the 1/4th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, witnessing two years of service, latterly with the 2/1st Pembrokeshire Yeomanry. Returned to his mother’s house, he died at home on 5 November 1918 and was buried in Holywell (St. Peter) Churchyard, attached to the Mission Church on the road to Bagillt, North Wales.
Sold with original Record Office letter forwarding medals, dated 23 May 1921.

Albert Edward Jones was born in St. Asaph, Flintshire, and lived at Beaumaris, Anglesey. He enlisted in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Caernarvon and served with the 19th Battalion on the Western Front. Created specifically for shorter men who enthusiastically volunteered, the 19th ‘North Wales Bantams’ crossed to France in June 1916 and witnessed heavy fighting on the Somme and around Cambrai in late 1917; such was the attrition of manpower and resources that the 19th Battalion was disbanded on 6 February 1918, the survivors being transferred to other units. He has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.

Sold with copied research.