Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (5) (L.13500 Pte. H. J. Burkett. Midd’x R.; G-93335 Pte. K. Graebner Midd’x. R.; F.3118 Pte. S. Neeves. Midd’x R.; G-50646 Pte. A. Pegrum. Midd’x R.; PW 2629 Pte. A. J. C. Sands. Midd’x R.) edge bruise to last, otherwise very fine or better (5) £80-£120

Henry John Burkett, of Cartwright Hill, London, attested for the Middlesex Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 November 1914 (and is entitled to the 1914 Star). He was killed in action just over two months later on 16 January 1915. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France.

Samuel Neeves, of Battle, Sussex attested for the Middlesex Regiment and served with the 23rd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on the Somme on 1 October 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Albert Pegrum, of Waltham Abbey, Essex, attested for the Middlesex Regiment and served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 6 October 1917, and is buried at the Larchwood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Belgium.

Alfred James Charles Sands, of St Mary Cray, Kent, attested for the 19th (Pioneer) Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment in Bromley, Kent on 11 May 1915 aged 35 years and 5 months. He was discharged on 10 September 1917 as being no longer physically fit for war service, and received a Silver War Badge number 255244.