British War Medal 1914-20 (8) (26242 Pte. C. L. Brooks. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 27800 Pte. J. W. Puddifoot. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 17401 Pte. A. G. Rawlings. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 9473 Pte. F. Robinson. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 11270 Pte. W. Timms. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 22712 Pte. F. Waddup. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 19226 Pte. J. Wingrove. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 27972 Pte. C. F. Woodley. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) contact marks and edge bruising, generally nearly very fine and better (8) £120-£160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.

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Christopher Lawrence Brooks was born at Eynsham, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 4 February 1918. He is buried at Metz-En-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, France.

Alfred George Rawlings attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He later transferred to the Royal Berkshire Regiment, was re-numbered 50726, and was awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 19 March 1918).

Frank Robinson was born at Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War in Mesopotamia, and died on 22 November 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Frank Waddup was born at Fritwell and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Deddington, Oxfordshire. He served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front and was killed in action on 3 May 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

John Wingrove attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He later transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, and was re-numbered 45402.

Charles F. Woodley attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He later transferred to the 14th Entrenching Battalion, attached 9th Battalion, Scottish Rifles (Cameronians), and was re-numbered 43740.