Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Serjeant E. Hillyard, Border Regiment, late Westmoreland & Cumberland Yeomanry, who died of wounds, France, 11 October 1918

1914-15 Star (4051 Sjt., West & Cumb. Y.); British War and Victory Medals (4051 Sjt., West. & Cumb. Y.); Memorial Plaque (Ernest Hillyard) extremely fine (4) £220-260

Ernest Hillyard was born and lived in Leeds, West Yorkshire and enlisted at Carnforth, Lancashire. Serving in the Westmoreland & Cumberland Yeomanry, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 24 July 1915. When serving with the 7th Battalion Border Regiment, he died of wounds on 11 October 1918, aged 34 years. He was buried in the Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manacourt. He was the husband of Mary Hillyard, of 79 St. Leonardgate, Lancaster. With copied m.i.c. and casualty details.