Medals to the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment from the Collection of Mr Donald Hall

Three: 2nd Lieutenant Oscar Oswald Watmough, West Riding Regiment, late Army Service Corps

1914 STAR (S-36742 Pte., A.S.C.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (2.Lieut.) nearly extremely fine (3)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment from the Collection of Mr Donald Hall.

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Lieutenant Watmough served with the 2nd battalion and was killed in action at Monchy on 1 September 1918. During the operation to retake Stipe Copse and St. Servin's Farm, the 'Duke's' took 45 prisoners, including 2 officers, and captured 9 enemy machine guns and 1 field gun.