2 x -15 Star Trios, LEE Brothers both Suffolk Regt., 1 had S.W.B., 1 Died of Wounds

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Medals to the LEE Brothers.

Group of 3, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal named to 15470 Corporal D. Lee, Suffolk Regiment.

David Lee’s Medal Index Card shows entry into France on the 31 August 1915, and that he received a Silver War Badge.


Group of 4, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal named to 15507 Private B. Lee, Suffolk Regiment, Memorial Plaque named to Benjamin Lee.

Benjamin Lee was the son of George and Eliza Lee of Short Drove, Adelaide, Ely. He was aged 20 and serving as a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment when he died of wounds on 10 April 1915. He is buried in “La Clyte Military Cemetery”, Belgium.

The recipient’s Medal Index Card shows entry into France on the 17-2-1915.

Sold with original studio photographs of the brothers in uniform.

Condition: Good V.F.

Code: 12378Price: 495.00 GBP

Single, BWM, named to, PO. 8360 Henry McLoughlin, a Pte. in the Royal Marine Light Infantry. Died, when HMS Viknor was lost, 13 Jan 1915.

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WW1 Single.

British War Medal
Named to: PO. 8360 Henry McLoughlin, R.M.L.I.

Henry McLoughlin was born in Porstmouth in 1880 & attested for the Royal Marines 2 January 1896 giving his date of birth as 31 December 1877.
Clearly he was anxious to enlist & put his age forward in order to gain entry to the Corps. He served continuously until 1908 when he enrolled in the Royal Fleet Reserve.
In December 1914 he joined the ill fated HMS Viknor & died, when HMS Viknor was lost, 13 Jan 1915.

H.M.S. Viknor struck a German mine and sank with the loss of all hands while on patrol duty in heavy seas off Tory Island.

H.M.S. Viknor was an 5386 ton armed merchant cruiser of the 10th Cruiser Squadron, originally a Blue Star Line vessel called the 'Viking', she was requisitioned and renamed by the Royal Navy. She was under the Command of Commander E. O. Ballantyne and had a crew compliment of 22 officers and 273 ratings - these were made up of Royal Navy Reserves, 25 of whom came from the Newfoundland Division of the Royal Navy Reserves.

Sold with various copied research.

Condition: Good V.F.

Code: 12377Price: 60.00 GBP

1914-15 Star Trio, Stoker 1, A. Bartels, Submarines.

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Group of 3, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Named to: K.21085 Stoker 1 A. Bartels, Royal Navy.

Arthur Bartels was born on 1 March 1894 at St. Luke’s, London and joined the Royal Navy on 31 December 1915, serving until 31 December 1919 when he applied for his discharge on compassionate grounds. A note on his papers states that he later re-enlisted in the 17th Battn. London Regiment in 1923.

During the war he served on submarines, including the C7. C7 carried a complement of 16, 2 officers & 14 Ratings.

C7 is often mistakenly credited with sinking UC-68 on 5 April 1917 off the coast of The Netherlands. However, this attack was made against UB-10, which survived. At the time of the attack C7 was on the surface but trimmed right down with only the top of her conning tower visible.
UB-10 was also responsible for sinking the British destroyer HMS Lassoo in August 1916. UB-10 had two close calls with British submarines near the Schouwen Bank off Zeebrugge in 1916 and 1917, but survived both.
UC-68 was sunk by the detonation of one of her own mines at Start Point on 13 March 1917.

Condition: Good V.F.

Code: 12376Price:

Single, Mercantile Marine Medal, to John Gilbard.

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WW1 Single.

Mercantile Marine Medal,
Named to: John Gilbard.

John Gilbard was born at Plymouth, Devon in 1867.
Died Bristol 1934 aged 65.

Sold with various copied research.

Condition: Good V.F.

Code: 12374Price: 40.00 GBP

1914 Star & B.W.M., Pte. F. Madgwick, Coldstream Gds.

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Pair: 1914 Star, British War Medal.
Named to: 4414 Private F. Madgwick, Coldstream Guards.

Frederick Madgwick’s Medal Index Card shows entry into France on the 30 August 1914.

Condition: Near E.F.

Code: 12368Price: 125.00 GBP

Pair, British War Medal & Victory Medal, to George J. Brain, The Queen’s Regt.

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Pair, British War Medal & Victory Medal.

Named to: 34073 Pte. G. J. Brain, The Queen’s R.

George James Brain was born at Hanham, Near Keynsham, Bristol in 1881.

A 19 year old Bootmaker in 1901 he rose to the dizzy heights of Restaurant Commissionaire by 1911.
Served with The Queen’s Regiment and later the Labour Corps 64881.

Sold with copied MIC, 1901 &1911 census entries.
MIC confirms the BWM & VM as his only entitlement.

Condition: Good V.F.

Code: 12367Price: 40.00 GBP

Single, 1914-15 Star, named to, 9085 Joseph Keen, a Pte. in the 1st Bn. Oxf & Bucks Light Infantry. Died, Mesopotamia, 6 Aug 1916.

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WW1 Single.

1914-15 Star,
Named to: 9085 Pte. J.H. Keen, Oxf & Bucks L.I.

Joseph Henry Keen was born at Chapel House, Over Norton, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire in 1888. He was posted overseas, (Asiatic) on 5 Dec 1914 & died, Mesopotamia, 6 Aug 1916. He is remembered with Honour, Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery.

Sold with various copied research including MIC, Census & CWG entries.

Condition: Old Gilding (rubbed at rear) otherwise good V.F.

Code: 12366Price:

British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service, 1914-18. Engraved to Minnie M. Holmes.

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Single Medal.

British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service, 1914-18.

Engraved to: Minnie M. Holmes.

Condition: V.F. Mounted as issued & worn with original ribbon & brooch bar.

Code: 12365Price: 30.00 GBP

Single, Victory Medal, named to, Pte. Sydney Pearce, Gloucestershire Regiment.

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WW1 Single.

Victory Medal
Named to: 265382 Pte. S. Pearce, Glouc. R.

Sydney Pearce was born in Cookley, Worcestershire in 1891.
In 1911 he was a House Painter, aged 20, living in Dudley Street, Kidderminster with his father who was an Auctioneers Porter.

Sold with copy of MIC confirming entitlement to BWM as well.
MIC also indicates later service in Worc. R. - Pte. 263178.
Also copies of 1901 & 1911 census entries.

Condition: Good V.F.

Code: 12364Price: 18.00 GBP

Single Bronze Death Plaque – South African Casualty – missed off CWGC Roll.

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Single Bronze Death Plaque

Named to: George Delport

Name not recorded on the Commonwealth War Graves Roll.

The surname appears in South African Units & G.J. Delport, 3rd S.A. Infantry is recorded as ‘Wounded in Action’, 18 July, during the actions at Delville Wood in 1916.

“On 15 July at dawn the South African regiment went in following a heavy artillery battle: they managed to clear the southern edge of German forces. The remainder of the wood was still in German hands.
Hand to hand fighting ensued until the South Africans were relieved on the night of 19 July, having lost 766 dead among the four battalions alone.”

There is a record of a George Delport listed in the Returns of Death for Mozambique 1916 - 1920.

Real scope for some further research.

Thank’s to the client who has just provided the following information:

George Delport is an alias for Michael David Delport who is listed on the CWGC as buried at Mozambique.
The reference to his alias is contained in the South African Archives.
Interestingly there are also records relating to a Michael David Delport being a Burgher requesting compensation, these were usually Hensoppers i.e. Boers that changed sides during the Boer war so perhaps he wanted to hide his family history?

Condition: Near V.F.

Code: 12361Price: 75.00 GBP