Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private T. Davidson, Northumberland Fusiliers, later Special Brigade, Royal Engineers
British War and Victory Medals (907 Pte. T. Davidson North’d Fus.) very fine

Pair: Private W. Baker, Durham Light Infantry, later Royal Army Service Corps, who was wounded in action in October 1918
British War and Victory Medals (376706 Pte. W. Baker. Durh. L.I.) mounted as worn, good very fine

Pair: Private A. Grizzell, Durham Light Infantry and Machine Gun Corps
British War and Victory Medals (6733 Pte. A. Grizzell. Durh. L.I.) good very fine

Pair: Private J. Shenton, Monmouth Regiment and Machine Gun Corps
British War and Victory Medals (4699 Pte. J. Shenton. Monmouth. R.) good very fine (8) £120-£160

Thomas Davidson, a paper maker, was born in 1897 and enlisted in the Northumberland Fusiliers at Sunderland on 5 January 1915. Initially posted to the 27th Battalion, he transferred to the 11th Battalion and later voluntarily joined the Royal Engineers as Pioneer in “N” Company, Special Brigade, from 21 April 1918.

William Baker, a gas fitter, was born in the Parish of Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, on 13 April 1899, and enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry at High Wycombe on 17 March 1917. Posted to the Western Front, the recipient’s Army Service Record states that he received a gunshot wound to the chest and face on 2 October 1918; admitted to No. 83 General Hospital at Boulogne, he was later compulsorily transferred from the 3rd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry to the Royal Army Service Corps (Motorised Transport) and found suitable for instruction as a lorry driver.

Albert Grizzell, a blacksmith, was born around 1890 and attested for the 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry on 3 July 1916. Posted to the 7th Battalion, he served in Salonika from 6 November 1916 and transferred to the 277th Company, Machine Gun Corps in August 1918.

John Shenton survived the Great War and was discharged to Army Reserve on 19 February 1919.

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