Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Private Charles Arthur, 1/9th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), who was killed in action in January 1915

1914 Star (1770 Pte., 9/Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1770 Pte., 9-Lond. R.) good very fine (3) £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Fine Collection of Medals to 'Old Contemptibles' formed by Major Bob Keay.

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Charles Arthur was born in St Pancras, lived at Hampstead and enlisted in London. He served in France and Flanders with the 1/9th London regiment from 4 November 1914 and was killed in action there on 5 January 1915. The battalion history records that he was killed at Neuve Eglise with six other riflemen when ‘a huge shell exploded in the main street just outside the headquarters.’ He is buried in Wulvergheim-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with copy m.i.c.