Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (5) (1757 Pte. G. Rhodes S. Notts Hrs.; 19735 Pte. A. Dolman. Notts. & Derby. R.; 307206 Pte. C. D. Hand. Notts. & Derby. R.; 49601 Pte. E. A. Claydon. North’n R.; 39300 Pte. J. Hammond. North’n R.) some pitting and wear to Rhodes, heavy pitting and edge knocks to Dolman (this planchet only), otherwise generally nearly very fine or better (5) £70-£90

George Rhodes, of Gedling, Nottinghamshire, attested for the South Nottinghamshire Hussars and served with them during the Great War in Egypt from September 1915 as part of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade. The South Notts Hussars were to be based in Egypt for most of the war; however, in July 1917, they were placed under the orders of the Desert Mounted Corps under General Edmund Allenby who commanded a series of battles from 17 November until 30 December 1917 in Palestine. The ‘Battle for Jerusalem’ was an essential part of the campaign against the Ottoman Empire and culminated in the City being captured on 11 December, with Allenby’s success being described by Prime Minister Lloyd George as ‘A Christmas present for the British People’. Rhodes died of wounds received during that campaign on 30 November 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial.

Arthur Dolman, of Allentown, Derbyshire, attested for the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) and served with the 2/5th (Territorial) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 24 September 1915. He was killed in action on 30 November 1917 during the battle of Cambrai; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial.

Clement Douglas Hand, of Greenwich, London, attested for the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) and served with the 2/8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He died of wounds on 25 September 1917, and is buried in the Brandhoek New Cemetery, Belgium.

Edward Amos Claydon, of Sketchworth, near Dullingham, Cambridgeshire, attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 18 September 1918 at the Battle of Epehy. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France.

John Hammond of Elmdon, Essex, attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment and served with the 1/4th Battalion during the Great War in the Egyptian theatre of War. He died on 2 November 1917 of wounds received during the Third Battle of Gaza in which the 1/4th played an important role, moving forward at 7.30 a.m. on 2 November and capturing both Lion Trench and Yunis Trench although on both occasions the battalion was forced to withdraw through lack of artillery support. He is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery.