Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Sergeant W. R. Keat, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (1439 Sjt. W. R. Keat. D. of Corn. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Lance-Corporal A. E. Bayliss, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (25353 Pte. A. E. Bayliss. D. of Corn. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private O. Gregory, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (2121 Pte. O. Gregory. D.C.L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private A. Horrell, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (28906 Pte. A. Horrell. D. of Corn. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private H. Tabb, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (2367 Pte. H. Tabb. D. of Corn. L.I.) edge bruise to BWM, very fine (10) £120-£160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 46th Foot and its Successor Units.

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William Richard Keat attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, and served with the 1st/5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and latterly with the Labour Corps.

Albert Edward Bayliss was born in Hanbury, Warwickshire, on 7 May 1890 and attested for General Service at Warwick on 26 January 1916. Mobilised on 20 March 1916, he was posted to the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, and served with the 12th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 May 1916. He was appointed Lance-Corporal on 4 November 1916, and later served with the Labour Corps.

Owen Gregory attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, and served with the 1st/5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front.

Archibald Horrell was born in Launceston, Cornwall, on 1 June 1895 and attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry in 1916. He served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died in Tavistock, Devon, in 1983.

Sold with copied research.