Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914-15 Star (2) (9400 Pte. W. J. Quinby. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.; 15385 L. Cpl A. Tinniswood. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (24214 Pte. G. E. Lewis. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I; 25264 Pte. J. Mucklow. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 19182 Pte. G. Rixon. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 9132 Pte. H. Todd. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) generally very fine (6) £120-£160

William J Quinby was born in Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire and attested in Oxford for service during the Great War with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served with the 1st Battalion in the Asiatic theatre from 5 December 1914 and died in Mesopotamia on 4 June 1916, aged 23. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Arthur Tinniswood was born in Kingston, Surrey and attested in Brentford, Middlesex, into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service during the Great War. He first served on the Western Front from 21 September 1915 and later died of wounds on 18 August 1916 whilst serving with the 7th Battalion in Salonika and is buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece.

George Edward Lewis was born in Birmingham where he attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, for service during the Great War. He was killed in action whilst serving with the 7th Battalion in Salonika on 9 May 1917 and is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial, Greece.

James Mucklow was born in Halesowen, Warwickshire, and attested in Birmingham for service during the Great War with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He was killed in action whilst serving with the 1/4th Battalion on 30 September 1917 and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

George Rixon was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, where he attested for service during the Great War with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. The Regimental Chronicle notes that he was killed in action, ‘by a 4.2” shell’ on 1 May 1917 whilst serving on the Western Front with the 5th Battalion. He is buried in Tilloy British Cemetery, France.

Henry Todd was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, and attested in Oxford for service during the Great War with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served with the 1st Battalion in the Asiatic theatre from 5 December 1914 and died in Mesopotamia on 6 April 1916. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.