Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914-15 Star (1044 Pte. W. Usher, E.R. of York. Y.; 2122 Pte. H. H. Poyser, Deby. Yeo.); British War Medal 1914-20 (7) (2094 Pte. J. W. Hill, Bedf. Yeo.; 3815 Pte. A. Brindley, Berks. Yeo.; 15485 Pte. W. Greenhough, Berks. Yeo.; 2792 Pte. A. Brentnall, Derby. Yeo.; 2321 Pte. W. N. Jubb, R.1-Devon. Yeo.; 125384 Pte. D. Galbraith, Essex Yeo.; 204664 Cpl. E. C. Jones, Hamps. Yeo.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (2119 Pte. D. H. Cockerill, Bedf. Yeo.; 255679 Pte. M. Kindleysides, Bucks. Yeo.) medal to ‘Cockerill’ in damaged card box of issue, very fine and better (11) £180-220

Alfred Poyser (note different initials on medal) was born and lived in New Tupton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire and enlisted at Chesterfield. Serving with the Derbyshire Yeomanry, he was killed in action in Gallipoli on 26 September 1915, aged 20 years. His name is commemorated on the Helles Memorial. He was the son of George Alfred and Elizabeth Poysner of 5 Nethermoor Road, New Tupton, Chesterfield.

2122 Pte H. H. Poyser was not killed. 2012 Pte A. Poyser (see footnote) is a different man