Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

Three: Private William Marchant, Royal Sussex Regiment, killed in action on the Western Front, 18 September 1918
1914-15 Star (GS-898 Pte. W. Marchant. R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (GSSR-898 Pte. W. Marchant. R. Suss. R.) good very fine

Three: Private Walter Marchant, Royal Sussex Regiment, died of wounds on the Western Front, 17 August 1917
1914-15 Star (LSR-2321 Pte. W. Marchant. R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (LSR-2321 Pte. W. Marchant. R. Suss. R.) good very fine

Pair: Private A. Marchant, Royal West Surrey Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (37644 Pte. A. Marchant. The Queen’s R.) good very fine (8) £200-240

William Marchant was born in Netherfield, Sussex, and attested for the Royal Sussex Regiment at Hastings, Sussex. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War, and was killed in action on the Western Front on 18 September 1918. He is buried in Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Walter Marchant was born in Brighton, Sussex, and attested there for the Royal Sussex Regiment. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War, and died of wounds on the Western Front on 17 August 1917. He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France.