Auction Catalogue

14 February 2024

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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№ 414

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14 February 2024

Hammer Price:
£130

Pair: Second Lieutenant A. J. P. Crease, Somerset Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. A. J. P. Crease) very fine

Pair: Private W. J. Dunster, Somerset Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (30779 Pte. W. J. Dunster. Som. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private E. L. Eastwood, Somerset Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (9790 Pte. E. L. Eastwood. Som. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private T. W. Gilbert, Somerset Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (32178 Pte. T. W. Gilbert. Som. L.I.) contact marks, nearly very fine (8) £120-£160

Arthur John Pickett Crease was born in Yatton, Somerset, on 17 April 1898. He was commissioned into the Somerset Light Infantry for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 3rd Battalion from 2 May 1917. He was placed on the retired list on account of wounds in the London Gazette, 31 May 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 328931. Post-War, he led a full life in Somerset, and was an active member of many organisations. He died in Somerset, aged 88, on 12 September 1986.

Edward Loftus Eastwood was born in Marlborough, Wiltshire, in 1897. He attested into the Somerset Light Infantry for service during the Great War, and became a Signal Instructor at Home. He later served on the Western Front with the 6th Battalion and was killed in action by a shell on 10 May 1918. He is buried in Wancourt British Cemetery, France.

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