Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Gunner A. Buttery, Royal Artillery, killed in action at Passchendaele, 25 September 1917
British War and Victory Medals (806102 Gnr. A. Buttery. R.A.) minor edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine

Pair: Private T. Perry, Royal Artillery
Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. T. Perry, 71 Victoria Terrace, Stafford’; together with four Royal and Ancient Order of Buffaloes Medals, silver-gilt, gilt, and enamel, variously inscribed ‘Presented to Bro. T. Perry C.P. for Services Rendered 1938-1939’; ‘Bro. Thomas Perry, Sir William Scarrott Lodge No. 573 Exalted 25-5-43’; Bro. Thomas Perry, Sir Wm. Scarrott Lodge, No 573 Exalted 15.10.48’; and ‘Bro. T. Perry, Sir William Scarrott Lodge No. 573 14.12.48’, with various top riband bars and riband devices; and a County Borough of Stafford Coronation Medal 1911, bronze, with top crown riband bar, very fine and better

British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (64306 Bmbr. H. Wild. R.A.; William F. Smith; 436090 Pte. T. O. Saidler. 4-Can. Inf.) first planchet only, suspension partly broken on second; Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (80710 Gnr. H. Wallbank. R.A.; WR-149135 Spr. H. Shone. R.E.) minor edge bruising, very fine or better

Nigeria, Republic, National Service Medal 1966-70, bronze; Defence Service Medal 1967-70, silvered; Republic Medal 1963-73, bronze, all unnamed as issued, good very fine (17) £100-140

Arthur Buttery was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire, and attested for the Royal Field Artillery at Stoke-on-Trent. He served with ‘C’ Battery, 296th Brigade, R.F.A. during the Great War, and was killed in action at Passchendaele on 25 September 1917. He is buried in Wieltje Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Henry Wild attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery at Eccleshall, Staffordshire, and served during the Great War as a Bombardier Signaller with the 145th Siege Battery, R.G.A. For his services during the Great War he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 18 January 1919) and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 14 December 1917).

Sold with a silver pocket watch and a small double slot Victorian silver stamp box.

William F. Smith served during the Great War with the Mercantile Marine.

Thomas Orr Saidler was born at Bathgate, Scotland, on 23 September 1892, and emigrated to Canada, landing at Quebec, a miner by trade. He attested for the 4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry at Edmonton, Alberta, on 4 January 1915, and, possibly owing to his background as a miner, was transferred to the 3rd Canadian Tunnelling Company. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action in the area of Hill 60, Belgium, on 9 July 1916. The Company’s War Diary states: ‘Started to repair the shaft and digging towards the old German gallery previously wrecked by our camouflet worked into. Moved Headquarters to new dug out. Old dugout for stores – own dump heavily shelled.’ He is buried in the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium.

Harold Wallbank, a native of Rugeley, Staffordshire, was born on 18 October 1896 and attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery on 12 February 1916. He served during the Great War with the 336th Siege Battery, R.G.A. on the Western Front from 22 May 1917, and was promoted Bombardier on 20 June 1919, and transferred to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 17 September 1919.

Harold Shone was born in 1882 and attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery at Ashton-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, on 30 August 1912. He served with the R.G.A. in India before transferring to the Royal Engineers on 18 September 1917, and became a loco driver. He was discharged due to sickness on 11 October 1919, and received a Silver War Badge.