A Collection of Medals to the Hampshire Regiment

Family group:

Three: Acting Colour Serjeant F. C. R. Noyce, 1/5th Battalion Hampshire Regiment, who died in Burma, 3 September 1918
British War Medal 1914-20 (278 A-C. Sjt. F. Noyce, Hamps. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (278 Sjt. F. Noyce, Hamps. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (278 Sjt. F. C. R. Noyce, 5/Hants. R.) note variation in initials; Memorial Plaque (Francis Noyce)

Three: Temporary Corporal B. F. S. Noyce, Hampshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (240832 T. Cpl., Hamps. R.); Defence Medal, unnamed, slight edge bruising, very fine and better (6) £300-360

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Hampshire Regiment.

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Francis Charles Roberts Noyce was born in St. James’s, Southampton and enlisted at Southampton. Serving as C.Q.M.S. with the 1/5th Battalion Hampshire Regiment, he died of influenza and pneumonia at the 3rd Station Hospital, Maymyo, Burma on 3 September 1918, aged 30 years. He was buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery. Francis Noyce was the son of Samuel Charles and Emily Noyce of Southampton. F. C. R. and B. F. S. Noyce are believed to be brothers.

With official notification of his death; an old photograph of his gravestone; two other photographs; address label mounted on card of the W.W.2 medal forwarding box to Mr B. F. S. Noyce; this with associated slip. With copied casualty research.