Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (7) (44029 Pte. O. Davies. The Queen’s R.; G-72407 Pte. A. Fox. The Queen’s R.; G-72406 Pte, W. Fox. The Queen’s R.; 14726 Pte. G. Funnell. The Queen’s R.; GS-8800 Cpl. W. Wise. R.W. Kent R.; G-25294 Pte. E. Singyard. R.W. Kent R.; G-16243 Pte. R. E. Prior. R.W. Kent R.) Funnell planchet only, otherwise generally nearly very fine or better (7) £100-£140

Arthur Fox, of Alfreton, Derbyshire, attested for the Sherwood Foresters before transferring to the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment. He served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 23 August 1918. He is buried at the Becourt Military Cemetery, France.

George Funnell, of Ringmer, Sussex, originally attested for the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front before transferring to the Royal Fusiliers, and it was with the latter unit that he was serving with when he was killed in action on 21 August 1918. He is buried in the Railway Cutting Cemetery, Courcelles-Le-Comte.

Walter Wise attested for the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment and served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. Taken prisoner of war, he died in captivity on 3 April 1918, and is buried in the Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany.

Ernest Singyard, of Yalding, near Maidstone, Kent, attested for the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment and served with the 11th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action during the third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) on 20 September 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cote Memorial.

Robert Edward Prior, of Guston, Kent attested for the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment on 17 February 1916. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War as part of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, and died of heatstroke on 1 August 1918. He is buried in the Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.