Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private J. Smith, Liverpool Regiment, later Manchester Regiment
1914-15 Star (10936 Pte. J. Smith. L’pool R.); British War and Victory Medals (10936 Pte. J. Smith. L’pool R.) good very fine

Three: Private J. Barrack, Essex Regiment, who was thrice wounded in action on the Western Front
1914-15 Star (14394 Pte. J. Barrack. Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (14394 Pte. J. Barrack. Essex R.) nearly extremely fine (6) £100-£140

Joseph Smith served in France with the 1st Battalion, Liverpool Regiment from 30 November 1914. Transferred to the 52nd (Graduated) Battalion, Manchester Regiment, he survived the campaign and was discharged on 19 February 1919.

J. Barrack served in France with the 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment from 30 August 1915. Listed as wounded by the Barking, East Ham & Ilford Advertiser on 23 October 1915, the Chelmsford Chronicle on 3 November 1916, and the East Anglian Daily Times on 25 May 1917, he survived the Great War and was discharged to Army Reserve on 31 July 1919.