Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914 Star (2372 Pte. W. Oldham. 1/Manch: R.) nearly very fine £70-£90

William Oldham was born in Manchester and attested there for the Manchester Regiment. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 August 1914, and subsequently in Mesopotamia. Advanced Corporal, he died of wounds on 18 April 1916, and is buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.