Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914-15 Star (13722 Pte. H. Margetts: Ches: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (85472 Pte. W. Green. L’pool R.; 1766 Pte. J. Nolan. L’pool R.; 36054 Pte. E. Tabron. L’pool R.; 13730 Pte. T. Binning. Ches. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (4) (17939 Pte. J. Cadman. Ches. R.; 56429 Pte. T. Schofield. Ches. R.; 4556 Pte. A. N. Shufflebotham. Ches. R.; 57785 Pte. H. Thornton. Ches. R.) edge bruising, generally nearly very fine or better (9) £120-£160

Joseph Cadman was born in Christchurch, Stockport, Cheshire, and attested there for the Cheshire Regiment. He served with the 11th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 12 April 1918. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Tom Schofield was born in Chadderton, Lancashire, in 1886, and attested for the Welch Regiment at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. He subsequently transferred to the Cheshire Regiment, and was posted to the 21st Battalion. He died at home on 5 January 1917, and is buried in Oldham (Chadderton) Cemetery, Lancashire.

Andrew Nathaniel Shufflebotham, a native of Stockport, Cheshire, attested there for the Cheshire Regiment and served with the 1st/6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He died of wounds on 3 October 1918, and is buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, France.