Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The 1914 Star awarded to Private T. Edwards, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 13 March 1915

1914 Star (4852 Pte. T. Edwards. R.W. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (Thomas Edwards) good very fine (2) £100-£140

Thomas Edwards was born in 1894 and enlisted at Wrexham for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Posted to the 1st Battalion, he served in France from 1 November 1914 and was killed on the fourth day of the Battle of Neuve-Chapelle when the German defenders rallied and began to inflict heavy casualties from well-concealed strong points. Beset by a lack of shells and an inability to exploit initial gains, the British offensive ground to a halt on 13 March 1915 and was abandoned two days later, after suffering over 11,200 casualties, including 4,200 from the Indian Corps. He has no known grave and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France.