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Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum

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№ 50

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14 April 2021

Hammer Price:
£140

Pair: Private William Fox, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who later served with the 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment and was killed in action 26 October 1918

British War and Victory Medals (24376 Pte. W. Fox. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (William Fox) and R. Berks cap badge, good very fine (4) £60-£80

William Fox was born in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire and enlisted at Oxford into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He later served with the 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment and was killed in action on 26 October 1918. He is commemorated by name on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial.