Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private F. Blease, Worcestershire Regiment, late Cheshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 19 September 1918
British War and Victory Medals (25222 Pte. F. Blease. Ches. R.) slight edge digs, otherwise very fine

Pair: Private L. Blease, Cheshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 31 July 1917
British War and Victory Medals (1483 Pte. L. Blease. Ches. R.) very fine

Pair: Private F. Hayward, Cheshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (1458 Pte. F. Hayward. Ches. R.) very fine (6) £80-£100

Frank Blease, from Edgley Park, Stockport, Cheshire, was born in 1895. He attested into the Cheshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 1st Battalion. He saw further service with the 13th and 11th Battalions and was wounded on 2 October 1917. Transferring into the Worcestershire Regiment, he served with the 2/8th Battalion and was killed in action on 19 September 1918. He is buried in Laventie Military Cemetery, France.

Leonard Blease, from Edgley, Stockport, Cheshire, was born in 1896. He attested into the Cheshire Regiment and served during the Great War on the Western Front with the 1/6th Battalion from 10 November 1914. He was killed in action on 31 July 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Fred Hayward attested into the Cheshire Regiment on 28 May 1912 and served during the Great War with the 7th Battalion at Gallipoli from 8 August 1915. He was wounded on 26 September 1915 and discharged on 28 September 1916, being awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 25121.