Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private A. Baker, Monmouthshire Regiment

1914-15 Star (2284 Pte., Monmouth. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2284 Pte., Monmouth. R.), together with related Order of St. John (Priory of Wales) Long Service Badge, the reverse engraved, ‘WA. 7086 Alfred Baker, 1929), with ‘1930’ and ‘1940’ clasps, the reverses of these engraved ‘WA. 7086’, very fine and better (4) £100-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Monmouthshire Regiment formed by Lt. Col. P. A. Blagojevic, O. St. J., T.D..

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Alfred Baker first entered the French theatre of war in mid-February 1915 as a Private in the 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Subsequently taken P.O.W., he was discharged following his return to the U.K. in February 1919.