Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private F. Daniels, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 8 December 1915
1914-15 Star (17208 Pte. F. Daniels, Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (17208 Pte. F. Daniels. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine

Three: Private B. W. Hawcutt, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 26 August 1917
1914-15 Star (10089 Pte. B. W. Hawcutt. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (10089 Pte. B. W. Hawcutt. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (… Hawcutt …) number, rank, initials and regiment all crudely erased leaving only surname officially impressed on VM, otherwise generally very fine (6) £70-£90

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

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Frank Daniels was born at Aston and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford. He served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front and died of wounds at 11th General Hospital, Boulogne, on 8 December 1915. He is buried at Boulogne, Eastern Cemetery, France.

Bernard William Hawcutt was born at Milton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front and died of wounds at 64 Casualty Clearing Station on 26 August 1917. He is buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.

Sold with a postcard sized photograph of five soldiers of the O.B.L.I., in uniform, believed to include the recipient.