Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private W. Elkington, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 5 August 1917
British War and Victory Medals (7009 Pte. W. Elkington. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine

Pair: Private F. Hedges, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 25 August 1918
British War and Victory Medals (3723 Pte. F. Hedges. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine

Pair: Private W. T. Westbury, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 31 July 1916
British War and Victory Medals (18149 Pte. W. T. Westbury. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine (6) £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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William Elkington attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford and served with the 2nd/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 5 August 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Frederick Hedges attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served initially with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, before transferring to the 2nd/4th Battalion. He was killed in action on 25 August 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Walter Thomas Westbury attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He died of wounds on 31 July 1916 and is buried in Corbie Communal Cemetery, France.