Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Sergeant R. Foxton, Yorkshire Regiment, later King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who served with both the Border Regiment and the Lincolnshire Regiment during the Great War, and was twice wounded

British War and Victory Medals (4173 Pte. R. Foxton. Bord. R.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (4381704 Sjt. R. Foxton. K.R.R.C.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (4381704 Sjt. R. Foxton. K.R.R.C.) the Great War pair heavily polished, therefore fine; the rest good very fine and better (6) £160-£200

Ronald Foxton was born in Thirsk, Yorkshire, on 14 December 1896 and attested for the 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Territorial Force) on 19 September 1914. Transferring to the Border Regiment on 3 July 1916, he served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 July 1916, and was wounded by gun shot to the right hand on 31 October 1917. Transferring again to the Lincolnshire Regiment on 31 March 1918, he was again wounded by gun shot to the left finger on 24 October 1918. Demobilised on 9 July 1919, he subsequently re-enlisted in the Yorkshire Regiment (Territorial Force) the following year for another 4 years’ service, and was discharged in 1924.

Foxton attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps (Regular Army) at Winchester on 29 September 1925, and served with them until being discharged to pension on 9 March 1938. Mobilised from the Reserve to serve in Palestine, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1943, and was finally discharged from the Army Reserve, overage, in 1953.

Sold with copied service papers.