Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Sergeant H. F. Adams, 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles), London Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (3247 Sjt. H. F. Adams. 16-Lond. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (3247 Sjt. H. F. Adams. 16-Lond. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (34 L. Cpl. H. F. W. Adams. 16/London Regt.) mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘B50168’, complete with safety chain; and a miniature Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R., good very fine (4) £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David Laban Collection of Territorial Force War Medal Groups.

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Henry Frederick William Adams attested for the 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), London Regiment and was awarded the T.F.E.M. per Army Order No. 103 of 1 April 1909. He re-enlisted on 16 September 1914 and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front as a Sergeant. He was discharged due to wounds on 14 November 1918 and was awarded a Silver War Badge No. B50168. He died in Wandsworth in January 1952.