Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War group of three to Lieutenant Frank Callard Glover, West Riding Regiment, who served with the 2nd Battalion on the First Day of the Battle of the Somme and was wounded in October 1916

BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (Lieut.); TERRITORIAL FORCE WAR MEDAL (2.Lieut., W. Rid. R.) very fine (3)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment from the Collection of Mr Donald Hall.

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24 officers of the West Riding Regiment received the Territorial Force War Medal (This information kindly provided by Geoffrey Whitehead). The following extract is taken from the Regimental History for October 1916: 'On first getting into the trenches to the right of Lesboeufs, the 'Dukes' were chiefly occupied clearing wounded left over by other regiments. Casualties from being shelled or from snipers began with 2nd Lieuts. Braine, Simkins and Beard being killed and 2nd Lieut. F.C. Glover and 70 other ranks wounded.'

Sold with further information including confirmation that Glover went into action with the 2nd battalion on 1 July 1916.