The Late Bruce C Cazel Collection of British Campaign Awards

Three: Private W. Codling, Royal Fusiliers, wounded at the battle of Nyangao, German East Africa, 18 October 1917

1914-15 Star (GS-57585 Pte., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (GS-57585 Pte., R. Fus.) extremely fine (3)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Bruce C Cazel Collection of British Campaign Awards.

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Walter Codling was born in the Parish of South Heigham, Norfolk, in 1893. A Clerk by occupation, he attested for the Royal Fusiliers at Norwich on 4 June 1915. He served in the 20th, 29th and 5th Battalions in the U.K. Entering the France/Flanders theatre of war on 24 December 1915, he was posted to the 20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers on 9 January 1916. The battalion formed part of the 19th Infantry Brigade, 33rd Division. On 20 July 1916 he was wounded in action, receiving a gunshot wound to the left leg. He was admitted to hospital at Rouen and was later invalided to England. Discharged for duty on 31 May 1917, he was posted to the 25th Battalion Royal Fusiliers and landed at Lindi, German East Africa, on 19 September 1917. Codling was wounded in action during the battle of Nyangao, 18 October 1917, suffering gunshot wounds to the face and left thigh. Admitted to a casualty clearing station, he contracted malaria on 25 October and was moved to the 2nd South African General Hospital in Dar-es-Salaam on 27 October. From there he was invalided to South Africa and the General Hospital at Wynberg, 19 November 1917, and thence to England, December 1917, being admitted to Mile End Military Hospital. Recovering somewhat, he was posted to the 5th Battalion Royal Fusiliers on 28 April 1918. Private Codling was demobilised and transferred to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 11 March 1919.

With original War Office letters (3) relating to his wounds in East Africa and subsequent movements to hospitals in South Africa and London - these addressed to ‘Mr A. Codling, 374 Unthank Road, Norwich’.; together with copied service papers and m.i.c.