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Auction: 15001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 187

British War Medal (7) (Lieut. E.V. Stokes.; TF-2885 Pte. F.J. Court. R.W. Kent R.; G-15526 Pte. L. Crawley. R.W. Kent R.; GS-4065 Pte. J. Merritt. R.W. Kent R.; TF-241210 S. Smith. R.W. Kent R.; 6202 Pte. E.J. Spong. R.W. Kent R.; GS-7792 Pte. J. Tyrer. R.W. Kent R.), generally very fine or better (7)

Lieutenant Eric Vincent Stokes, born June 1894; Commissioned Second Lieutenant 29.10.1914; promoted Lieutenant 17.8.1915; served with the 5th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment during the Great War from 8.11.1915.

TF-2885 Private Frederick John Court, born Deal, Kent, 1896; served with the 2/4th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment during the Great War; died of wounds 9.5.1917, and is buried in Deir El Balah War Cemetery, Israel.

G-15526 Private Lawrence Crawley, born Bermondsey, Surrey, 1876; served with the 10th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front; killed in action 7.6.1917, and is buried in the Bus House Cemetery, Belgium.

GS-4065 Private Percy James Merritt, served with the 2nd Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment during the Great War as part of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force; died of wounds, 25.4.1916, and is buried in the Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

TF-241210 Private Samuel Smith, enlisted in the Royal West Kent Regiment 8.12.1915; served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War; discharged 12.11.1918.

6202 Private Ernest John Spong, enlisted in the Royal West Kent Regiment 19.4.1915; served with the 8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front 1.10.1915; transferred into the Tank Corps 8.10.1917; discharged 16.2.1919.

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