Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Lance-Corporal A. H. Drinkwater, Royal Berkshire Regiment
1914-15 Star (14817 L. Cpl. A. H. Drinkwater. R. Berks. R.); British War and Victory Medals (14817 Pte. A. H. Drinkwater. R. Berks. R.) contact marks, nearly very fine

Three: Private A. T. Silvester, Royal Berkshire Regiment
1914-15 Star (18504. Pte. A. T. Silvester. R. Berks. R.); British War and Victory Medals (18504. Pte. A. T. Silvester. R. Berks. R.) very fine

Pair: Lance Sergeant P. B. Hood, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, on 4 March 1917
1914-15 Star (11176 Cpl. P. B. Hood. R. Berks. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (11176 Cpl. P. B. Hood. R. Berks. R.) nearly extremely fine (8) £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection.

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Arthur Henry Drinkwater attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 7 September 1914, for service during the Great War, and served on the Western Front with the 8th Battalion from 7 August 1915. He was discharged, as a consequence of wounds, on 20 September 1916 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 59425.

Arthur Thomas Silvester attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 31 September 1915. He later transferred to the Army Ordnance Corps and was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 9 April 1919.

Percy Baron Hood was born in Kensington, London around 1879, and attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front with the 2nd Battalion from 30 May 1915. Appointed Lance Sergeant, he was killed in action on 4 March 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.