Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Private R. H. Horseman, 1/6th Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment

1914-15 Star (533 Pte., Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals (533 Pte., Notts. & Derby. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (240045 Pte., 6/Notts. & Derby. R.); together with a Notts & Derby Regiment Medal, 38mm., silver, unnamed, suspension slack; Derbyshire & District Wednesday League Medal, silver, gold and enamel, reverse inscribed, ‘1920-21 Runners Up’, hallmarks for Birmingham 1921; another Football Medal, silver, uninscribed, hallmarks for Birmingham 1915, good very fine (7) £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters.

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Rowland Henry Horseman was born on 25 June 1883 and enlisted in the 1/6th Battalion Notts. & Derbys on 26 April 1908 and re-engaged for an additional 6 years in March 1912 and then again in February 1914. Served in the Great War from 28 February 1915 to 22 December 1918. Transferred to Class ‘W’ Reserve for the purpose of working in the coal mines. Awarded a Good Conduct Badge on 14 November 1916. He died in Chesterfield in 1929. With copied service papers.