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7 December 2022

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№ 417

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7 December 2022

Hammer Price:
£120

British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (31331 Pte. A. J. Bignell. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 9121 Pte. H. Busby. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 200 Cpl. G. S. Morris. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; I21276 Pte. H. E. Strong. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (1265 Pte. G. Sturgess. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); some edge bruises and scratches, otherwise very fine (5) £70-£90

Alec Joel Bignell, from Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during the Great War, with whom he saw service on the Western Front before transferring to the 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. He was killed in action on 25 September 1918 and is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France.

Henry Busby attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during the Great War and saw service with the 1/4th Battalion in the Asiatic theatre from 5 December 1914. He was discharged on 15 January 1919.

George S. Morris attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during the Great War and saw service with the 1/4th Battalion on the Western Front from 29 March 1915. He was discharged on 14 February 1919.

Harry Edward Strong attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 15 November 1915 for service during the Great War and served in India with the 1st Garrison Battalion. He was discharged due to sickness, aged 41, on 17 August 1918 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 435,680. His British War Medal is his sole Great War medal entitlement.

George Sturgess attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 9 February 1912 and saw service during the Great War on the Western Front from 30 March 1915. He was discharged due to wounds on 12 May 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 190,914.

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