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D.J.BARRETT
General Service Medal 1962
Service No: 24340381
Unit No: A.C.C.
Corps/Service: Army Service Corps
Country: United Kingdom
Date of sale: 24 July 2011 British General Service Medal with bar for Northern Ireland, awarded to 24340381 Corporal D.J. BARRETT. It is believed that he served with the Army Catering Corps (A.C.C.) however this is not confirmed.
W.RIMMER
World War 1 Pair
Service No: SE-23062
Unit No: Army Veterinary Corps
Corps/Service: Veterinary Corps
Country: United Kingdom
Date of sale: 24 July 2011 First World War medals (British War Medal + Victory Medal) awarded to Private W. RIMMER whose service number was SE-23062. He served in the Army Veterinary Corps during the Great War.
C.MCKINLAY
British War Medal
Service No: 301849
Unit No: Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Corps/Service: Infantry
Country: United Kingdom
Date of sale: 24 July 2011 First World War medal (British War Medal) to 301849 Private C. McKINLAY who served with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders during the Great War.
W.RAITHBY
World War 1 Pair
Service No: 31019
Unit No: York Regiment
Corps/Service: Infantry
Country: United Kingdom
Date of sale: 24 July 2011 First World War medals (British War Medal + Victory Medal) awarded to Corporal William RAITHBY whose service number was 31019. He served with the York Regiment during the Great War.
R.WORSWICK
Queen's South Africa Medal
Unit No: Damant's Horse
Corps/Service: Mounted/ Lighthorse/ Cavalry
Country: United Kingdom
Date of sale: 22 August 2011 Boer War medal (Queen's South Africa Medal) awarded to Trooper Robert WORSWICK who served with Damant's Horse during the South African War of 1899 - 1902.
G.A.SHERWOOD
World War 1 Pair
Service No: 169099
Corps/Service: Engineers
Country: United Kingdom
Date of sale: 24 August 2011 First World War medals (British War Medal and Victory Medal) awarded to 169099 Sapper G.A. SHERWOOD who served with the Royal Engineers during the Great War.
R.F.L.OSLER
Death Plaque a.k.a Memorial Plaque
Service No: 17544
Unit No: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment).
Corps/Service: Infantry
Country: Canada
Date of sale: 23 August 2011 First World War Memorial Plaque (also known colloquially as a 'Dead Man's Penny' or a 'Death Plaque'. Issued in memory of Lieutenant Ralph Fethustone Lake OSLER who served with the 16th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). He hailed from Summerland in Winnipeg. The CWGC (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) records indicated that he lost his life on the 16th of June, 1916 and lies buried at the LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
P.CAIRNS
Death Plaque a.k.a Memorial Plaque
Service No: 10415
Unit No: Seaforth Highlanders
Corps/Service: Infantry
Country: United Kingdom
Date of sale: 17 August 2011 First World War Memorial Plaque (also known colloquially as a 'Dead Man's Penny' or a 'Death Plaque'. Issued in memory of Corporal Peter CAIRNS who service number was 10415 and who served in the 2nd Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders. The CWGC (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) records indicated that he lost his life on the 31st of March, 1916 and lies buried at the BERLES-AU-BOIS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION. Peter CAIRNS was the husband of Catherine Cairns, of 29, Hood St., Kilmarnock.
B.T.HOLLOWAY
World War 1 Pair
Unit No: 7/9
Corps/Service: Machine Gun Corps
Country: United Kingdom
Date of sale: 18 August 2011 First World War medals (British War Medal + Victory Medal) awarded to Lieutenant B.T. HOLLOWAY who served with the 7/9th Middlesex Regiment , Machine Gun Corps during the Great War.
W.DRUMMOND
1914-1915 Star
Service No: 15520
Unit No: Highland Light Infantry
Corps/Service: Infantry
Country: United Kingdom
Date of sale: 18 August 2011 First World War medal (1914-1915 Star) awarded to 15520 Serjeant W. DRUMMOND who served with the Highland Light Infantry during the Great War. It is possible that he served with the 17th Battalion of the HLI , and later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps and later the Tank Corps - however this is not confirmed.
