Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private T. H. Partington, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 1 August 1917
1914-15 Star (240749 Pte. T. H. Partington. L.N. Lan: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2509 Pte. T. H. Partington. L.N. Lan. R.) very fine

Pair: Private W. Walker, East Lancashire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 30 August 1918
British War and Victory Medals (242787 Pte. W. Walker. E. Lan. R.) very fine

Pair: Private H. Housten, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (17485 Pte. H. Housten. L.N. Lan. R.) good very fine (7) £120-£160

Thomas Hart Partington was born in Deane, Bolton, Lancashire, in 1897, and attested there for the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He served with the 1st/5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 February 1915, and was killed in action at Pilkem Ridge during the 3rd Battle of Ypres on 1 August 1917. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

William Walker, a native of Manchester, attested for the East Lancashire Regiment, and served with the 1st/5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 30 August 1918. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France.