Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Lance Corporal D. Scott, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who died in 1920 of disease contracted whilst on active service
1914-15 Star (16683 L. Cpl. D. Scott. R.W. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (16683 Pte. D. Scott. R.W. Fus.) in flattened named card boxes of issue with original O.H.M.S. envelopes of transmittal, extremely fine

Pair: Corporal E. Roberts, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 6 July 1916
British War and Victory Medals (15100 Cpl. E. Roberts. R.W. Fus.) mounted court-style for display, nearly very fine

Pair: Private I. Davies, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, late Denbighshire Yeomanry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 19 August 1918
British War and Victory Medals (75483 Pte. I. Davies. R.W. Fus.) mounted court-style for display, very fine (7) £120-£160

David Scott, a draper, was born in Dumfries in 1893 and enlisted in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Wrexham on 30 October 1914. Appointed to the 13th (Service) Battalion (1st North Wales), he disembarked in France on 1 December 1915 and is recorded in his Army Service Record as suffering from ‘disability, tubercule of lung, Ypres 6-5-17’. Evacuated home for medical attention the following day, he was discharged due to sickness on 28 June 1917 and issued Silver War Badge ‘214078’. He died not long afterwards on 20 February 1920 and is buried in Corsock United Free Churchyard, Parton.
Sold with original Record Office forwarding letter for 1914-15 Star.

Evan Roberts was born in Dolgelly, Merionethshire, in 1888, and spent his childhood living with his parents at 99 Glyndwr Street, Dolgelly. He enlisted in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and served in France from 1916. Killed in action on 6 July 1916, during the first week of the Battle of the Somme, he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Idwal Davies was born in Caernarvon in 1887 and enlisted at Bethesda for the 25th (Montgomery & Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Posted to the Western Front, he was killed in action during operations around Bethune on 19 August 1918 and is buried at St. Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery, France.

Sold with copied research.