Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private O. H. Dring, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was later commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Hampshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (22188 Pte. O. H. Dring. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine

Pair: Private J. A. Fiddler, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (27202 Pte. J. A. Fiddler. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private F. W. Hatt, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (4237 Pte. F. W. Hatt. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) a few light marks, very fine

Pair: Private F. E. Jackson, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action during the attack on Hill 35, 10 September 1917
British War and Victory Medals (5396 Pte. F. E. Jackson. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine (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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Oswald Henry Dring was born at Witney, Oxfordshire, in 1895 and attested there for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 24 November 1915. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 June 1916, and was evacuated to England, sick in April 1917. Selected for a commission, he was sent to No. 5 Officer Cadet Battalion in February 1918, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 17th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment on 27 August 1918, but does not appear to have had commissioned service overseas prior to the armistice. He was demobilised on 12 April 1919.

Sold with copied research, including a group photograph of Great War veterans, in which the recipient is identified; and an O.B.L.I. cap badge.

James Albert Fiddler was born at Enstone, Oxfordshire, in 1896, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was discharged on 29 March 1919. He died at Chipping Norton on 26 July 1977.

Sold with a Chipping Norton 1911 Coronation Commemorative Medal in white metal; and a portrait photograph of the recipient in uniform.

Frederick William Hatt, a native of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st/1st (Buckinghamshire) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front.

Frank Ernest Jackson was born at Ascot-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford. He served with the 2nd/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action during the attack on Hill 35 on 10 September 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.