Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (1496 Cpl. F. C. Smart, Suss. Yeo.; G-21494 Pte. C. W. Hunt, R. Suss. R.) extremely fine (2) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Sussex Yeomanry.

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Frank Clement Smart was born in and enlisted at Brighton. Serving in the 16th (Sussex Yeomanry) Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, he was killed in action in Palestine on 31 October 1917. He was buried in the Beersheba War Cemetery. He was the son of Clement and Miriam Smart, of 55 Lewes Road, Brighton.

Charles William Hunt was born in Richmond, Surrey and enlisted at Cricklewood, London. Serving with the 16th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, he was killed in action, France/Flanders, on 21 September 1918, aged 22 years. He was buried in the St. Emilie Valley Cemetery, Villers-Faucon, Somme, France. Both with copied casualty details.