Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Victory Medal 1914-19 (7) (G-15348 Pte. G. L. Stickles, R.W. Kent R.; 9454 Pte. S. W. Bonfield, R.W. Kent R.; GS-7695 Pte. E. F. Green, R.W. Kent R.; 17318 Pte. T. Dowd, Worc. R.; 34705 Pte. H. W. Pike, Worc. R.; 37755 Pte. F. Pare, D. of Corn. L.I.; 523 Pte. F. Barton, R. War. R.; 20824 Pte. F. A. Richards, R. War. R.; 9140 Pte. W. Ewer, R. War. R.; 8577 Pte. G. Roberts, R. Berks. R.) very fine and better (10) £140-180

Private Frank Barton (real name Weller), Royal Warwickshire Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 23 November 1914 - qualified for the 1914 Star. With copied m.i.c.

Private William Ewer, 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 27 August 1914 - qualified for the 1914 Star. On 10 May 1915 he suffered an injury to the knee and was invalided to England. He was discharged from the Army on 13 November 1915. With copied m.i.c. and service details

George Roberts was born in East Hendred, Wantage and was educated at the Duke of Yorks Military School. In 1904 he joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment in Reading and saw service in India, He left the Army after seven years with the Colours and in 1911 he married Laura and lived in Nibletts Hill, St George, Bristol working as a Market Gardener. He was recalled in 1914 and landed in France on 6 November 1914 so qualifying for the 1914 Star. On 9 February 1915 while the Battalion was in the trenches at Festubert near Vantee he was “Hit by a bullet which traversed his right thigh and scrotum then tore away a big area of tissue and passed through his left elbow.” He was treated in 13 General Hospital, Boulogne and then in Tidworth Hospital. He remained in the Army and was promoted Lance-Corporal and finally discharged in September 1918 and allowed to wear one wound stripe and awarded the Silver War Badge With copied m.i.c. which states, ‘Dead’.