Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

Pair: Private L. Eyles, 75th Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 1 March 1917
British War and Victory Medals (164442 Pte. L. Eyles. 75-Can. Inf.); Memorial Plaque (Leon Eyles); Memorial Cross, G.V.R., unnamed, nearly extremely fine

Pair: Private C. Eyles, Royal Sussex Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 10 April 1917
British War and Victory Medals (4090 Pte. C. Eyles. R. Suss. R.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Eyles) nearly extremely fine

Pair: Gunner W. J. Eyles, Royal Artillery
British War and Victory Medals (123547 Gnr W. J. Eyles. R.A.); together with some Southern Railway buttons, nearly extremely fine (9) £140-£180

Leon Bernard Eyles was the son of Mrs Mary Ann Eyles of Horsham Road, Sussex. He was killed on 1 March 1917, aged 21, and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.

Charles Eyles, the brother of Leon Bernard Eyles, was born in Catsfield, Sussex, and attested for the Royal Sussex Regiment at Eastbourne. He served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 10 April 1917. He is buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France.