Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private B. Filer, Monmouthshire Regiment, who was wounded in April 1915

1914 Star (1291 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1291 Pte., Monmouth. R.), generally very fine (3) £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Monmouthshire Regiment formed by Lt. Col. P. A. Blagojevic, O. St. J., T.D..

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Bertie Filer, who first entered the French theatre of war as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment in early November 1914, was wounded on 7 April 1915 (Free Press of Monmouthshire refers). He was subsequently honourably discharged as a result of wounds in November 1918, and awarded the Silver War Badge, having in the interim been attached to the Labour Corps.