Three: Captain H. T. Whitson, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, who died of wounds on 5 September 1918, having twice been previously wounded and returned to the front

1914 Star (2. Lieut., L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); together with memorial plaque (Henry Thomas Whitson); corresponding miniatures; and an engraved copper plaque, inscribed ‘Captain H. T. Whitson, Liverpool Scottish, wounded Hooges, 16th June 1915, Guillemont 14th August 1916, Givenchy 29th August 1918, died of wounds Pernes, 5th September 1918’, nearly extremely fine (7) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to the Liverpool Regiment from the Collection of Hal Giblin.

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Captain Henry Thomas Whitson was born in 1893, and educated at Greenbank School, Liverpool and at Uppingham. He worked for the Liverpool Shipping line, T. & J. Harrison, before joining his fathers firm, Balfour, Williamson and Company, General Merchants. Attested in the ranks of the Liverpool Scottish in September 1912 and gazetted Second Lieutenant on 28 December that same year. In 1914 he was commanding the Semaphore and Despatch Rider Section, and accompanied the first contingent to France aboard the Maidan in November 1914. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in March 1915 and wounded during the charge at Hooge on 16 June 1915 when he received a gun shot to the right cheek. Promoted to Captain in September 1915, he returned to France and was wounded again during the battle of the Somme at Guillemont on 14 August 1916. Captain Whitson returned again to France in 1917, and was mortally wounded by the explosion of a shell on 29 August 1918, dying in hospital at Pernes de Calms, on 5 September following, aged 24.

Sold with a number of copied photographs of recipient, including two of his original wooden grave marker.

See lot 416 for his sister’s medals.