Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private G. W. Christlelow, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (5475 Pte. G. W. Christelow. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) edge bruising to BWM, otherwise nearly very fine

Pair: Private J. Greenhall, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (16651 Pte. J. Greenhall. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private R. Paxton, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (24299 Pte. R. Paxton. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) nearly extremely fine

Pair: Private W. A. Simms, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died in Salonika on 25 October 1918
British War and Victory Medals (11503 Pte. W. A. Simms. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) nearly extremely fine (8) £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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Joseph Greenhall attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 July 1915. He later served with the Royal Garrison Artillery and was re-numbered 231016.

Robert Paxton attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War. He was admitted to the British General Hospital at Basra, suffering from an undiagnosed fever, on 9 June 1917.

William Alfred Simms was born at Enstone, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Birmingham. He served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War, and died at Salonika in the Balkans, on 25 October 1918. He is buried at Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece.