Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Lance-Corporal W. Poultney, Wiltshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Givenchy in November 1915, and the recipient of a rare Tribute Medal

1914-15 Star (19864 Pte. W. Poultney, Wilts. R.); British War and Victory Medals (19864 Pte. W. Poultney, Wilts. R.); Ansley, Warwickshire, Tribute Medal 1914-19, by A. Fenwick, Birmingham, white metal, with silvered suspension bar with blue enamelled surround, engraved ‘Cpl. Poultney, W., Wilts. Regt.’, good very fine or better (4) £200-250

William Poultney, who was born in Atherstone, Warwickshire, just five miles from Anstey, enlisted in the Wiltshire Regiment at Coventry. Embarked for France in May 1915, as member of the 2nd Battalion, he was killed in action when going forward to exploit two mines blown in the enemy line by the R.E. at Givenchy on 25 November 1915. He was buried in the Guards Cemetery at Windy Corner, Cuinchy; sold with research, war diary extract and pictures of his grave.