The Collection of Medals to the Wiltshire Regiment formed by the late Michael Hayward

Pair: Lieutenant R. G. Broad, Wiltshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.) mounted as worn, in Mappin & Webb, London case, lid bearing the recipient’s name, extremely fine (2) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Wiltshire Regiment formed by the late Michael Hayward.

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Reginald Geoffrey Broad was born in Stamford Hill on 3 August 1897, the son of John Broad, a Solicitor and Alice Broad his wife. He was educated at Marlborough College, 1911-15. Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Wiltshire Regiment, July 1915. Served in the 3rd Battalion from August 1915 until July 1917 when he was appointed a Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion. Appointed a Staff Officer Class II from March 1918. Listed as holding a ‘Special Appointment’ in September 1918. After the war he attended Caius College Cambridge where he gained an M.A., becoming a Solicitor in 1924. Latterly living at 169 Ram Alley, Burbage, Marlborough, Wiltshire, he died on 3 October 1989.
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With copied research including Birth and Death Certificates and Will.