Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private R. S. Beechey, 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was taken Prisoner of War in 1940, whilst serving with the British Expeditionary Force in France
1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (5384018. Pte. R. S. Beechey. Oxf Bucks.) very fine

Four: Private A. W. J. Lay, 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry who was taken Prisoner of War in 1940, whilst serving with the British Expeditionary Force in France
1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (5384760. Pte. A. W. J. Lay. Oxf. Bucks.) nearly extremely fine (6) £120-£160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.

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R. S. Beechey served with the 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during the Second World War, and was taken Prisoner of War in 1940. He was held at Stalag 20B, Marienburg.

Alfred William James Lay was born at Headington, Oxford in 1913. He served with the 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during the Second World War, and was taken Prisoner of War in 1940. He was held at Stalag 8A, Gorlitz, Lower Silesia. He died in Oxford in 1987.