Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection

Pair: Second Lieutenant E. T. R. Hoare, Royal Berkshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. E. T. R. Hoare.) very fine

Pair: Acting Warrant Officer Class II T. H. Frostick, Royal Berkshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (6155 A. W. O. Cl. 2. T. H. Frostick. R. Berks. R.) very fine

Pair: Sergeant J. F. Hankins, Royal Berkshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (10134 Sjt. J. F. Hankins. R. Berks. R.) very fine (6) £90-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection.

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Edward Thompson Rowland Hoare, a Schoolmaster, was born in Bitterne, Hampshire on 27 February 1880. He attested for the Hampshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served initially with them on the Western Front from March 1916. After further service with the Dorset Regiment, he was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment. He died, aged 93, in Southampton on 14 June 1973.

Thomas Henry Frostick, a Chimney Sweep, was born in Brentwood, Essex on 6 February 1879. He attested for service with the Royal Berkshire Regiment for service during the Great War. Appointed Acting Warrant Officer Class II, he saw later service with the Labour Corps. He died, aged 57, in Wallisdown, Dorset, on 20 August 1936.

John Frederick Hankins, a Schoolmaster, was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire in 1883. He attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served during the Great War with the 6th Battalion on the Western Front from 25 July 1915. Appointed Sergeant, he was twice hospitalised due to Shell Shock, and was discharged ‘No Longer Physically Fit’ on 27 February 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 321,778. He emigrated to Canada, and died soon after in Montreal on 21 October 1918.