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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 403

THE YEOMANRY

Berkshire Yeomanry

Three: Lance-Corporal F. Gale, 1/1st Berkshire Yeomanry (Hungerford), who was killed in action in Palestine in November 1917

1914-15 Star (1876 L. Cpl. F. Gale, Berks. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (1876 L. Cpl. F. Gale, Berks. Yeo.), good very fine and better (3)

Frederick Gale was born at Chieveley, Berkshire and enlisted in the 1/1st Berkshire Yeomanry at Newbury. The regiment - with Gale on its strength - was embarked for Egypt in April 1915, landed in Gallipoli in August and took part in the attack on Scimitar Hill on the 21st. It was a costly attack, Lieutenant W. E. G. Niven - father of the late actor David Niven - being among those killed; one of Gale's comrades - Private F. W. O. Potts - won a V.C. on the same occasion.

Upon entering the Palestine campaign, the Berkshires were part of 6th Mounted Brigade and took part in the First Battle of Gaza against Beit Durdis & Najd. At the Second Battle they fought against the strongpoint of Atawineh Redoubt to the south-east of Gaza. Frederick Gale fought during the last battle for Gaza and was killed on 20 November 1917.

Aged 22, the C.W.G.C. lists his uncle, Rhoda Bosley, of Curridge Green, Newbury, as his next of kin. Frederick's name is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial.


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