Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private F. Lawrence, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, later Labour Corps, who died at home on 1 July 1918
1914-15 Star (2246. Pte. F. Lawrence, Yorks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2246 Pte. F. Lawrence. Yorks. L.I.) with two named card boxes of issue, nearly extremely fine

Pair: Private E. F. Hollands, East Kent Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (G-15792 Pte. E. F. Hollands. E. Kent R.); together with a ‘Chapel Fields Philanthropic Institution’ silver Presidential Star, engraved ‘E. F. Hollands, President, 1936’, good very fine

1914-15 Star (15363 Pte. W. Huson. N. Staff. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (204553 Cpl. E. Hawkins. E. Kent R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (4302 Pte. A. Taylor. Essex R.) nearly very fine and better (9) £100-£140

Francis Lawrence was born in Shoreham, Suffolk, and attested for the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry at Doncaster. He died at home on 1 July 1918 while serving in the Labour Corps and was buried at Scunthorpe Cemetery.

Sold with original transmittal letters.