Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (44058 Pte. J. A. Barlow. Ches. R.; 21-1059 Pte. J. H. Sutcliffe. W. York. R.; 15-166 Pte. J. R. Baines. W. York. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (6) (28660 Pte. W. T. Murphy. 16-Can Inf.; 46488 Pte. J. Goving. 15-Can. Inf.; 418731 Pte. W. Tommas. 42-Can Inf.; 75839 A.Cpl. J. T. Meadows. 29-Can. Inf.; 529586 L. Cpl. F. Linney. C.A.M.C.; 2196 L-Brnr. Mohamed. Wks. Dte.) very fine or better (9) £100-140

John Andrew Barlow, a native of Stockport, served on the Western Front, landing in France on 8 October 1916 when he was posted to the 10th (Service) Battalion Cheshire Regiment. On 16 July 1917 he suffered a shrapnel wound to his hand from an enemy bombardment in the trenches near Ypres. On 30 August 1917, his battalion relieved front line troops to the east of Ypres in positions known as ‘Leinster Street’ and ‘Menin Road Tunnel’. Barlow was one of five soldiers who were killed during the relief. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

James Henry Sutcliffe, a native of Halifax, served on the Western Front with the 21st (Service) Battalion (Wool Textile Pioneers), The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). He was killed in action on 4 October 1917 while engaged on a work party near the Yser Canal. He is buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium.

John Reginald Baines enlisted on 14 September 1914 and landed in Egypt on 6 December 1916 with the 15th (Service) Battalion (1st Leeds), The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). He moved to the Western Front with his battalion in March 1916 and was discharged from the army on 5 March 1917, suffering from shell shock.
Sold with a gilded Chinese-style medallion.

William Turner Murphy was born in Liverpool, England and enlisted at Valcartier on 23 September 1914, serving on the Western Front with the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), CEF. The 16th Battalion were part of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Canadian Division. He was killed in action on 20 May 1915 during the Battle of Festubert when the 16th and 15th Battalions made a successful, but very costly attack on the ‘Orchard’ and ‘North Breastwork’. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.

Joseph Goving was born in Rushbuctou, Nova Scotia, enlisted at Valcartier on 28 September 1914 and landed in France with 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary Force in February 1915. The Battalion served as part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. Goving died of bronchopneumonia at No. 10 Stationary Hospital, St. Omer on 13 March 1915, and is buried in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France.

William Tommas was born in Whitewell, Lancashire and enlisted on 23 April 1915 at Montreal. He served on the Western Front with the 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), CEF, landing in France on 9 October 1915. The 42nd Battalion fought as part of the 7th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division. He was invalided back to England on 20 July 1916, due to sickness and was discharged from the army in Canada on 6 November 1917. He was admitted to The Base Hospital, Toronto on 6 March 1918 suffering from erysipelas and pneumonia and died there on 10 March. He is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Canada.

John Taylor Medows was born in Stockport, England, enlisted in Vancouver in November 1914 and landed in France with the 29th Battalion (Vancouver), CEF on 13 September 1915. The 29th Battalion was known as "Tobin's Tigers" and fought as part of the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division. Meadows was invalided back to the UK on 12 October 1916, after suffering from Myalgia. He then transferred to the Canadian Army Pay Corps, serving with them in England until he returned to Canada in November 1919.

Fred Linney was born in Audenshaw, Lancashire and enlisted on 27 July 1915 at Sewell, Manitoba. He served on the Western Front with the 10th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps, landing in France on 3 April 1916 and remaining there for the duration of the war.