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British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. A. Alves; Lieut. H. A. Collyer; Major J. E. Inglis; Lieut. P. R. Vandyke) nearly extremely fine and better (4) £70-90
Alexander Alves, of Spalding, died whilst serving as a Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps, attached to the 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, on 26 May 1918, aged 21 years. He was the son of Mr and Mrs J. H. Alves of Colville House, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft. He was buried in the Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.
Henry Alfred Collyer, 2nd Lieutenant, Lincolnshire Regiment, 28 December 1915; transferred to the Reserve Regiment of Cavalry, 28 March 1916; promoted Lieutenant, 1 July 1918 and transferred to the Tank Corps on 10 January 1918. He relinquished his commission on completion of service on 1 November 1921.
Captain (Acting Major) Joseph Ellis Inglis, Royal Garrison Artillery. Awarded the Military Cross (London Gazette 1 January 1918 and M.I.D. (London Gazette 18 May 1917).
Lieutenant P. R. Vandyke, Hertfordshire Regiment, attached to the Machine Gun Corps; Lieutenant, 1 January 1917.
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