Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private H. Hawkins, Leicestershire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 19 October 1916

1914-15 Star (13686 Pte. H. Hawkins, Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals (13686 Pte. H. Hawkins. Leic. R.); Memorial Plaque (Herbert Hawkins) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure and unreturned acknowledgement receipt, extremely fine (4) £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Great War Casualties.

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Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family.

Herbert Hawkins was born in Swinton, Yorkshire, and attested for the Leicestershire Regiment at Worksop, Nottinghamshire. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 July 1915, and was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 19 October 1916, only a short time after returning to the Front having been in hospital. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.