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Auction: 15001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 185

1914-15 Star (8) (2124 Pte. G.H. Anchors. R.W. Kent R.; L-10562. Pte. W.G. Balcombe. R.W. Kent. R.; S-1106. Pte. J. Brooker. R.W. Kent. R.; 2310 Pte. H. Burton. R.W. Kent R.; 5217 Pte. A.E. Field. R.W. Kent. R.; G-3681. L-Cpl. R. Goulding. R.W. Kent. R.; G-265. Pte. S. Jackson. R.W. Kent. R.; G. 6071. Pte. P.J. Watts. R.W. Kent. R.), generally very fine or better (8)

L-10562 Private Walter George Balcombe, born Hawkhurst, Kent, December 1889; enlisted in the Royal West Kent Regiment, 17.11.1914; served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29.4.1915; killed in action, 22.7.1916, on which date the Battalion was involved in the attack on Wood Lane, starting at 9:52pm- machine gun fire from the wood soon brought attack to a standstill, with almost all officer casualties; total casualties were 421. He is buried in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France.

S-1106 Private John Brooker, served with the 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front; killed in action 26.9.1915, when as part of the 24th Division the Battalion suffered 24 Officers and 556 other ranks killed and wounded during the disastrous attack on the German second position at Loos, and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.

5217 Private Albert Edward Field, M.M., born Chatham, Kent, November 1879; enlisted in the Royal West Kent Regiment, 4.1.1915, and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 24.7.1915; severely wounded by gun shot wound to the right thigh, 15.7.1916, and to the left heel, 7.6.1917; awarded the Military Medal, (London Gazette 11.11.1916).

G-3681 Lance Corporal Raymond Goulding, served with the 8th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front; killed in action 26.9.1915, when as part of the 24th Division the Battalion suffered 24 Officers and 556 other ranks killed and wounded during the disastrous attack on the German second position at Loos, and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.

G-6071 Private Percival John Watts, served with the 8th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front; killed in action 5.11.1915, and is buried in Elzenwalle Brasserie Cemetery, Belgium.

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