Auction Catalogue

5 December 2024

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Lot

№ 270

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5 December 2024

Hammer Price:
£170

Pair: Corporal R. Gregg, Cheshire Regiment, who was wounded and taken Prisoner of War
British War and Victory Medals (28599 Cpl. R. Gregg. Ches. R.) very fine

Pair: Private T. E. Jones, Cheshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (36480 Pte. T. E. Jones. Ches. R. (
edge bruising to second, slightly polished, good fine

Pair: Sergeant A. Hobbs, Cheshire Regiment
British War Medal 1914-20 (8174 Sjt. A. Hobbs. Ches. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (8174 Dmr: A. Hobbs. Ches: R.)
very fine

Three: Second Lieutenant W. L. Yeomans, Cheshire Regiment
Victory Medal 1914-19 (2. Lieut. W. L. Yeomans.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (William L. Yeomans)
very fine (9) £100-£140

Richard Gregg, from Douglas, Isle of Mann, was born in 1895. He attested into the Cheshire Regiment on 6 March 1915 for service during the Great War and served in the Balkans with the 2nd Battalion from 3 January 1916. He was wounded and taken Prisoner of War on 22 April 1918, and was discharged on 25 March 1919.

Arthur Hobbs, from Chester, was born in 1880. He attested into the Cheshire Regiment, aged 14, on on 24 July 1894 and served as a Drummer from 1906-14. Awarded his LSGC on 1 April 1913, he served during the Great War on the Western Front with both the 3rd and 1/6th Battalions and was advanced Sergeant. He was discharged on 23 September 1919.

William Leighton Yeomans, from Redditch, Worcestershire, was born in 1899. He was commissioned into the Cheshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 1/7th Battalion from 22 June 1918. During the Second War he served at Home as a Lieutenant of the Worcester Home Guard.