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Auction: 21103 - Orders, Decorations and Medals e-Auction 4
Lot: 80

Five: Private M. Hill, Royal Sussex Regiment, late Hampshire Regiment

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (8726 Pte. M. Hill, 2nd Hampshire Regt.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (8736 Pte. M. Hill. Hampshire Regt.); 1914-15 Star (GSSR-469 Pte. M. Hill. R. Suss: R.); British War and Victory Medals (GSSR-469 Pte. M. Hill. R. Suss. R.), the first two with contact marks and some edge wear, very fine thus, the Trio good very fine (5)

Maurice Hill, a native of Worthing, served with the Hampshire Regiment in South Africa during the Boer War. By the time of the Great War, he joined the General Service Special Reserve - men joining the Special Reserve for Wartime service only.

He served in France from 31 August 1915 with the 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. The Battalion was formed at Chichester in September 1914 and was part of Kitchener's New Army. After formation the Battalion went into camp on the South Downs around Brighton where it often took part in recruitment marches on the seafront. Here it became part of the 73rd Brigade of 24th Division. In December 1914 the battalion moved to Portslade, and in April 1915 to Shoreham. In June 1915 a further move was made to Woking, in Surrey. Within a few weeks of their arrival, the Battalion was thrown into the Battle of Loos, suffering heavy losses.


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