Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. Ardley, Essex Regiment
1914-15 Star (19361 Pte. J. Ardley. Essex R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (19361 Pte. J. Ardley. Essex R.); mounted together with Victory Medal 1914-19 (3346 Pte. F. J. Ardley. 18-Lond. R.) nearly extremely fine

Greece, Kingdom, Cross of Valour, silver and enamel, with silver star emblem on riband; together with a Greek War Medal 1940-41, for Land Operations, bronze; and a Greek War Star 1941-45, for Land Operations, bronze, the Cross of Valour of slightly crude manufacture, wth crown suspension slightly loose, therefore nearly very fine (lot) £70-£90

James Ardley attested for the Essex Regiment and served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the Great War from 8 November 1915. He subsequently transferred to firstly the Royal Flying Corps, and later the Labour Corps. His brother (?), Frederick John Ardley served during the Great War with the 18th Battalion, London Regiment, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Sold with various miscellaneous medal including a Victory Medal 1914-19 (601452 Pte. W. C. Rogers. 18-Lond. R.); a Greek Medal for the Greco-Turkish War 1912-13; a Greek Medal for the Greco-Bulgarian War 1913; a Greek Allied Victory Medal 1914-1918; and a Soviet Union Medal for the 40th Anniversary of the Great Patriotic War 1945-85, these all lacking suspensions