Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Driver T. Patchett, Royal Field Artillery, who died in France on 21 February 1919
British War and Victory Medals (895765 Dvr. T. Patchett. R.A.); Memorial Plaque (Thomas Patchett) in card envelope, significant verdigris to both VM and Plaque, therefore fair to fine

1914-15 Star (76769 Spr. F. C. Young. R.E.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Major S. D. Sewell); Victory Medal 1914-19 (148123 Spr. P. A. Clarke. R.E.) good very fine (6) £100-£140

Thomas Patchett died on 21 February 1919 while serving with 158th Brigade Ammunition Column and is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, France.

Sidney Davies Sewell was born in London on 12 October 1875 and was educated at Tonbridge School. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers (Volunteers) in June 1892 and was advanced Major in April 1910, in which rank he was awarded the Territorial Decoration in 1912. He commanded the 3rd London Field Company (Territorial Force) and commanded the company in France from January 1915. He was killed in action near Ypres on 18 February 1915; an account that appeared in a London paper told how on the night of 18 February, at the cost of heavy casualties, his Company succeeded in digging a trench under heavy fire within 25 yards of the German advanced trenches, but that Major Sewell and three other officers of the Company were killed. He is buried in Ypres Town Cemetery Extension, Belgium.