Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Driver S. Donnelly, Royal Horse Artillery, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 31 March 1918
British War and Victory Medals (215569 Pte. S. Donnelly, R.A.), in flattened named card box of issue, extremely fine

Pair: Gunner A. C. Laing, Royal Horse Artillery, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 24 August 1918
British War and Victory Medals (12867 Gnr. A. C. Laing. R.A.) very fine and better

Pair: Acting T. C. Cuthbert, Royal Artillery
British War and Victory Medals (164240 A. Cpl. T. C. Cuthbert. R.A.) extremely fine

Pair: Driver E. J. Jeffcoate, Royal Artillery, late Royal Engineers
British War and Victory Medals (206016 Dvr. E. J. Jeffcoate. R.A.), in damaged named card box of issue, extremely fine (8) £140-£180

Stephen Donnelly, from Lancaster, attested into the Royal Artillery for service during the Great War. He was killed in action on 31 March 1918 whilst serving with 16th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery, and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France.

Alfred Charles Laing was born in Stoke Newington, London, in 1897. He attested into the Royal Artillery for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with ‘F’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, and was killed in action at St. Leger on 24 August 1918. He is buried in St. Amand British Cemetery, France.

Thomas Charles Cuthbert, a Labourer and Carman from Brentwood, Essex, attested into the Royal Artillery on 4 February 1916 for service during the Great War. He served in South Africa and India with the 13th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery and was advanced Temporary Corporal and discharged ‘Class Z’ on 13 February 1920.

Edward James Jeffcoate, from Northampton, attested into the Royal Artillery on 12 November 1915 for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front with 16th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, from 27 April 1916 and transferred to the Royal Engineers 25 April 1918.

Sold with an original post card photograph of the recipient in uniform, original certificate of transfer to the reserve, original envelope for issue of the medals, and copied research.