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Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Part 6
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Three: Acting Corporal E. C. Hays, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was Mentioned in Despatches 1914-15 Star (9684 Pte. E. C. Hays, Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9684 A.Cpl. E. C. Hays. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) some dark discolouration and spotting to VM, otherwise very fine Three: Private G. W. Green, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 May 1917 1914-15 Star (2428 Pte. G. W. Green, Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2428 Pte. G. W. Green. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) nearly extremely fine Three: Private A. Morgan, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, late Black Watch 1914-15 Star (15939 Pte. A. Morgan, R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (15939 Pte. A. Morgan. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine (9) £140-£180 --- Edward Charles Hays was born at Abingdon, Berkshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford on 21 August 1914. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 November 1914, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 21 December 1917). He transferred to the Army Reserve on 3 April 1919. Geoffrey William Green attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 March 1915. He was re-numbered 200535 and having transferred to ‘A’ Company, 5th Battalion, O.B.L.I., he was reported missing presumed dead on 3 May 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. The medal index card for Alfred Morgan indicates service with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (15939), Labour Corps (576468), Worcestershire Regiment (64364) and the Royal Fusiliers (GS/83458), but not the Royal Highlanders. The medal roll for the 1914-15 Star, does note service with the 6th Battalion, Black Watch, as Private, No. 15939, and later with the 43rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers with number 83458. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 July 1915, and is noted as discharged from the Royal Fusiliers on 11 April 1919.
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Three: Acting Corporal E. C. Hays, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was Mentioned in Despatches 1914-15 Star (9684 Pte. E. C. Hays, Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9684 A.Cpl. E. C. Hays. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) some dark discolouration and spotting to VM, otherwise very fine Three: Private G. W. Green, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 May 1917 1914-15 Star (2428 Pte. G. W. Green, Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2428 Pte. G. W. Green. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) nearly extremely fine Three: Private A. Morgan, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, late Black Watch 1914-15 Star (15939 Pte. A. Morgan, R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (15939 Pte. A. Morgan. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine (9) £140-£180 --- Edward Charles Hays was born at Abingdon, Berkshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford on 21 August 1914. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 November 1914, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 21 December 1917). He transferred to the Army Reserve on 3 April 1919. Geoffrey William Green attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 March 1915. He was re-numbered 200535 and having transferred to ‘A’ Company, 5th Battalion, O.B.L.I., he was reported missing presumed dead on 3 May 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. The medal index card for Alfred Morgan indicates service with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (15939), Labour Corps (576468), Worcestershire Regiment (64364) and the Royal Fusiliers (GS/83458), but not the Royal Highlanders. The medal roll for the 1914-15 Star, does note service with the 6th Battalion, Black Watch, as Private, No. 15939, and later with the 43rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers with number 83458. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 July 1915, and is noted as discharged from the Royal Fusiliers on 11 April 1919.
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