Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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A Great War ‘Ypres 1918’ M.M. group of three awarded to Lance Corporal F. R. Lloyd, 18th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers (2nd South-East Lancashire), who died of wounds on 2 October 1918
Military Medal, G.V.R. (56559 Pte.-L. Cpl.-F. R. Lloyd 18/Lan: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (56559 Pte. F. R. Lloyd. Lan. Fus.); together with two horticultural medals, the first The Royal Horticultural Society Banksian medal, bronze, with obverse depicting Sir Joseph Banks, circumscribed ‘Sir Joseph Banks Bt. P.R.S. Born 1743 Died 1820’, the reverse inscribed ‘The Royal Horticultural Society’, the second in silver with reverse engraved ‘H.E.F.C.G. 1908-9 won by F. R. Lloyd.’ both in cases of issue, nearly extremely fine

Victory Medal 1914-19 (2766 Pte. R. J. Lloyd. Essex R.); together with an Essex Regiment cap badge and a silver horticultural prize medal with obverse engraved ‘Hale End Horticultural Society 1902’ with wreath surround and reverse engraved ‘First amateur championship prize won by James Lloyd’ in case of issue, nearly extremely fine (lot) £360-£400

M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919

Frederick Ralph Lloyd was born in Walthamstow, Essex in 1899. He attested for the 18th (Service) Battalion (2nd South-East Lancashire), Lancashire Fusiliers at Romford, Essex and served with them on the Western Front during the Great War. The 18th was formed as a Bantam battalion for men between 5ft and 5ft 3 inches tall and was sent to France in February 1916 as part of the 35th Division. Lloyd was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry at Ypres, 28 September to 2 October 1918 where he also received wounds which caused his death on 2 October.

During this action, informally known as the Fifth Battle of Ypres, the 18th Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Jewels, D.S.O., M.C., forming part of the 104th Brigade, led an attack with the Klein Zillebeke ridge as its first objective. The battalion continued to advance through Zandvoorde and Tenbrielen and made repeated attacks at America Cabaret before being relieved. As a result of its success over the previous four days the 18th Battalion marched through Ypres on 2 October with its band playing and claimed that this was the first occasion on which a band had been heard in Ypres since 1914.

Reginald James Lloyd, the older brother of the above, was born in Lower Clapton, London in 1894 and in 1911 was living in Loughton, employed as a ‘gardener and domestic’. He attested for 4 years’ service in the Essex Regiment, Territorial Force on 24th November 1914, serving with the 4th Battalion initially. He transferred to the 9th (Service) Battalion in July 1917 and then transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment in August 1917. He was was injured in the field on 26 September 1917 and returned to England via Calais, arriving on 7 October 1917. Lloyd was disembodied on demobilisation on 14 February 1919 and died in Epping, Essex in 1970.