Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Private H. Ingleson, Manchester Regiment

1914-15 Star (17131 Pte., Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (17131 Pte., Manch. R.), together with related Manchester Regiment and ‘5th City Pals’ badges, good very fine and better (5) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Cheshire and Manchester Regiments, Rifle Brigade and Royal Green Jackets formed by the late David Boniface.

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Harold Ingleson enlisted in the Manchester Regiment in November 1914, together with 41 workmates from Ashton Brothers’ Cotton Mill, Newton Street, Hyde, which body of men went on to form a platoon the 20th (5th Pals) Battalion. Embarked with his unit for France in November 1915, he served on the Somme prior to being invalided home with injuries of a non-combat nature (see R. Pacey’s article on the Ashton Brothers Mates Platoon in the O.M.R.S. Journal, Winter 1987, for further details, and a group photograph including Ingleson).