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Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum

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№ 41

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15 September 2021

Hammer Price:
£140

Pair: Private F. Baulcombe, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 5 October 1915
British War and Victory Medals (16090 Pte. F. Baulcombe. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine

Pair: Private F. T. J. Malyon, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 27 October 1917
British War and Victory Medals (26713 Pte. F. T. J. Malyon. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) nearly extremely fine

Pair: Private E. T. Skuce, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (28623 Pte. E. T. Skuce. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine

Pair: Private W. G. Smith, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (27461 Pte. W. G. Smith. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) nearly very fine (8) £100-£140

Frank Baulcombe was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Birmingham. He served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 July 1915, and was killed in action on 5 October 1915. He is buried at Rue-du-Bacquerot No. 1 Military Cemetery, Laventie, France.

Frederick Thomas James Malyon was born at Hitcham, Buckinghamshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Maidenhead, Berkshire. He served with the 76th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 27 October 1917. He is buried at Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Belgium.