Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Sapper W. H. Smith, Royal Engineers
1914 Star (17246 Sapr: W. H. Smith. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (17246 Spr. W. H. Smith. R.E.) Star gilded, edge bruise to BWM, very fine

Three: Corporal C. H. Parker, Royal Engineers, was wounded by the effects of gas at Ypres in April 1915, and was killed in action in Salonika on 7 December 1916
1914-15 Star (972 Spr. C. H. Parker. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (972 Cpl. C. H. Parker. R.E.) some staining, very fine

Three: Driver P. V. Gillson, Army Service Corps
1914-15 Star (T4-056749 Dvr: P. V. Gillson. A.S.C.) British War and Victory Medals (T4-056749 Dvr. P. V. Gillson. A.S.C.) mounted for wear, contact marks, very fine (9) £100-£140

William H. Smith, a bricklayer from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, was born in 1890. He attested into the Royal Engineers on 24 February 1908 and was discharged to the Army Reserve after three years’ service. Recalled for Great War service, he served on the Western Front from 14 August 1914.

Clarence Henry Parker, a mason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, was born on 12 December 1888. He attested into 2nd (Wessex Territorial) Field Company, Royal Engineers on 17 June 1908, before joining the Royal Engineers as a regular soldier in June 1912. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 December 1914. He was wounded by the effects of gas at Ypres in April 1915, he was Advanced Corporal and subsequently served in Salonika, where he was killed in action after being shelled on 7 December 1916. He is commemorated on the Dorian Memorial, Greece.

Percy Vincent Gillson, a printer from Bridgwater, Somerset, was born in Ellacombe, Torquay, Devon, in 1894. He attested into the Army Service Corps on 1 January 1915, for service during the Great War and served in Egypt from 17 March 1915 before further service in Salonika where he was hospitalised with Orchitis. Discharged on 14 February 1918, he was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 337,860.

Sold together with Soldier’s Small Book for W. H. Smith, two Royal Engineers cap badges and a shoulder title, and copied research.