Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914-15 Star (7) (13541 Pte. W. G. Davies, R. War. R.; 2593 Pte. F. Knighton, R. War. R.; 2 Lieut. R. A. Butt, Shrops. L.I.; 1251 Pte. R. Elkes, Shrops. L.I.; 9930 Pte. S.Haden, S. Staffs. R.; 11501 Pte. J. Williams, S. Staff. R.; 20905 Pte. R. Harvey, Worc. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (9) (32611 Pte. P. E. Bradley, R. War. R.; 4228 Pte. G. Fair, R. War. R.; 203024 Pte. J. Haynes, R. War. R.; 2681 Pte. J. Bailey, R. War. R.; 11866 Pte. F. T. Roberts, Shrops. L.I.; 5586 Pte. G. F. Elder, S. Staff. R.; 241045 Pte. P. J. Potts, N. Staff. R.; 10000 A.W.O. Cl. 2 W. Baxter, Worc. R.; 203231 Pte. G. C. Quarterman, Worc. R.) last part officially renamed; Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (SR-7309 Pte. H. Poole, Shrops. L.I.; 37334 Pte. W. H. Green, Worc. R.) very fine and better (18) £180-220

2nd Lieutenant R. A. Butt (variously given as Richard or Robert Acton Butt), 5th Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry, was killed in action on 9 January 1916, aged 24 years. He was buried in the Hagle Dump Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. He was the son of George William and Emily Sarah Butt, of Ther Lodge, Limpley Stoke, Bath. He was born in Shanghai, China.

William Baxter was born in Brighton, lived at Alton, Hampshire and enlisted at Chatham, Kent. Serving in the 1st Battalion Worcestershire, he was killed in action on 31 March 1916. He was buried in the Lievin Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France.