Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Victory Medal 1914-19 (8) (2681 A. Cpl. H. T. Harris. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 2801 Pte. H. Bunce. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 24685 Pte. J. Hunt. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 45898 Pte. J. L. Hunt. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 26687 Pte. W. J. Judd. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 18942 Pte. J. Massey. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 3636 Pte. W. J. Speaks. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 3527 Pte. C. G. Tyrrell. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) generally nearly very fine and better (8) £100-£140

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

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Harold Thomas Harris, a native of Witney, Oxfordshire, attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford, and served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 March 1915. Promoted Acting Corporal, and re-numbered 200659, he was killed in action on 5 April 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on Special Memorial B.2, Templeux-Le-Guerard British Cemetery, France.

Herbert Bunce, a native of Osney, Oxfordshire, attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford, and served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 March 1915. He was killed in action near Pozieres on 23 July 1916, and is buried at Serre Road Cemetery No.2, France.

James Hunt was born at Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Woodstock, Oxfordshire. He served with the 2nd/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 17 June 1918. He is buried at St. Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery, Robecq, France.

Joseph Leslie Hunt attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He later transferred to the Gloucestershire Regiment, and was re-numbered 50519.

Walter James Judd was born at Shilton, Oxfordshire, in 1898, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford. He served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died on 20 September 1917. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

John Massey was born at Bicester, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Woolwich, Kent. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action during the German Spring Offensive near the Bertincourt-Hermies road on 23 March 1918. He is buried at Bancourt British Cemetery, France.

William John Speaks, a native of New Hinksey, Oxfordshire, attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford, and served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 March 1915. He was killed in action at Ovillers on 26 August 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Charles George Tyrrell, a native of Grandpont, Oxford, attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford and served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 March 1915. He was killed in action on 31 December 1915, and is buried at Hebuterne Military Cemetery, France.