Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (7) (11055 A. Cpl. C. E. Daniels. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 1540 Pte. F. H. Andrews. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 15928 Pte. G. H. Chandler. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 30766 Pte. S. A. Douglas. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 10660 Pte. C. J. Kilby. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 21572 Pte. G. T. Skuse. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 28724 Pte. S. Vickery. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) contact marked and edge bruising, generally nearly very fine (7) £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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Charles Edward Daniels was born at Wellingborough, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Rugby. He served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 May 1915, and was killed in action on the Ypres Salient on 25 September 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Frank Herbert Andrews was born at Stoney Stratford and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Wolverton, Buckinghamshire. He served with 2nd/1st (Buckinghamshire) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front and was killed in action in France on 19 July 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.

George Henry Chandler was born at New Hinksey, Oxfordshire, 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 was killed in action on 16 February 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Sydney Arthur Douglas, a native of Brighthampton, Witney, Oxfordshire, attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 December 1917. He was discharged on 23 September 1919.

Charles James Kilby attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 May 1915. He later transferred to the Labour Corps.

George Thomas Skuse was born at Easton, Gloucester, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Bristol, having previously served with the Somerset Light Infantry. He served with the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia, and was killed in action in the Persian Gulf on 6 April 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.