Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War and Victory Medal pairs (2) (G-95758 Pte. S. A. Cattermole, Midd’x. R.; 48375 Pte. V. A. Telling, Wilts. R.)

British War Medal 1914-20 (20973 Pte. B. C. Telling, Wilts. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (12407 2 A.M. A. G. Holmes, R.F.C.) very fine and better (6) £100-140

Bert Charles Telling was born and lived in Swindon and enlisted at Devizes. Serving as a Private in the 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment he was killed in action in Mesopotamia, 9 April 1916. His name is commemorated on the Basra Memorial. He was the son of Albert and Caroline Telling, of 14 Whiteman Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon.