Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private S. Greasley, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 October 1917

British War and Victory Medals (1671 Pte. S. Greasley. W. York. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (1671 Pte. S. Greasley. W. York. R.) last with officially re-impressed naming, good very fine (3) £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David Laban Collection of Territorial Force War Medal Groups.

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Stanley Greasley was born in Leeds and attested there for the West Yorkshire Regiment. He served in 2/8th and 1/8th Battalions during the Great War on the Western Front, and was reported missing, presumed killed in action, on 9 October 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

Sold with a double sided 9ct gold fob locket containing photographs believed to be of the recipient and sweetheart, together with another very small oval photograph of his sweetheart.