Auction Catalogue

5 December 2024

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Live Online Auction

Lot

№ 507

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5 December 2024

Hammer Price:
£140

British War Medal 1914-20 (9) (170366 Spr. G. Austin. R.E.; 193898 Cpl. W. E. Forster. R.E.; 182797 Spr. T. C. Hillman. R.E.; 2056 Dvr. F. B. Johnson. R.E.; 220860 Pnr. T. Lee. R.E.; 551018 Spr. H. C. Payton. R.E.; 1921 Dvr. W. Plume. R.E.; 203256 Dvr. R. W. Rogers. R.E.; 24241 A-2.Cpl. A. Thirlwell. R.E.) very fine and better (9) £140-£180

Thomas Lee attested for the Royal Engineers on 13 December 1916. He served with the Road Troops until 27 September 1917 when he was discharged due to sickness and awarded a silver war badge.

William Plume was born in 1894 and served in Gallipoli and the Aegean Islands with the Royal Engineers from 20 August 1915. Posted to the 1/1st East Anglian Signal Company, he was discharged due to sickness on 14 June 1916 and awarded a silver war badge; his MIC notes that this was later reported lost by the recipient.

Robert William Rogers was born in 1878 and served with the 208th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Evacuated to Aldershot in February 1918 suffering from a goitre, he was discharged due to sickness on 6 August 1918 and issued a silver war badge.