Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private H. D. Cornish, Liverpool Regiment, who was killed in action at Loos on 28 September 1915
1914-15 Star (2569 Pte. H. D. Cornish. L’pool R.); British War and Victory Medals (2569 Pte. H. D. Cornish. L’pool R.) VM renamed, with named card box of issue, good very fine

Three: Private T. E. Middleton, York and Lancaster Regiment, who was severely wounded in April 1917
1914-15 Star (18346 Pte. T. E. Middleton, York & Lanc. R.) British War and Victory Medals (18346 Pte. T. E. Middleton, York & Lanc. R.) some light scratches to naming on reverse of Star but fully legible, otherwise nearly very fine

Pair: Sergeant A. G. Barker, Liverpool Regiment
British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (408141 Sgt. A. G. Barker. L’pool R.) nearly very fine (8) £120-£160

Harry Douglas Cornish was born at Liverpool and attested for the Liverpool Regiment at Southport on 8 September 1914. He served with the 1st/7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 March 1915, and was killed in action at the Battle of Loos on 28 September 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.

Sold with named Record Office enclosure for the British War Medal.

Thomas Ernest Middleton attested for the York and Lancaster Regiment on 8 January 1915 and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 May 1915. He later transferred to the Yorkshire Regiment, and received a severe gun shot wound to the right thigh on 27 April 1917, being admitted to hospital on 8 May 1917. He survived the Great War and was transferred to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 28 February 1919.

Albert George Barker attested for the Liverpool Regiment and served with the 1st/5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. For his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 8 July 1919).