A collection of British Victory Medals to casualties

A collection of British Victory Medals to casualties, recipients: Sub Lieutenant John Eric Davies, Collingwood Battalion Royal Naval Division, R.N.V.R.(killed in action Gallipoli 04/06/15); S-999 Pte. William Thomas Boone, The Queen's Regiment (entered France 08/11/14, entitled to 1914 Star, died 18/12/14); 422920 Pte. William Charles Boursnell, The London Regiment (seems to have been discharged sick and entitled to Silver War Badge); M2- 100990 Pte. G.J. Bragg A.S.C. (died of wounds 29/03/18); 11876 Sjt. Roland H. Findlay, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (Killed in Action 22/09/15); 1374 Pte F. Guymer, Manchester Regiment (entered France 27/08/14, entitled to 1914 Star, killed 20/12/14); 3412 Pte. Thomas Henry Parkin Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (killed 20/06/17); B-952 Sjt. E.G. Shuttle, 3rd Battalion The Rifle Brigade (killed in action 20/03/16), grades vary, mainly fairly high. [8]

2nd Brigade R.N.D., including Collingwood Battalion, took part in a major assault on the Turkish Trenches on the 4th June 1915; Findlay entered the theatre of war in France 28th July 1915 and may have joined his battalion (part of the 14th Division) by 30th July when there were among the first troops to endure an attack by flame throwers at the Hooge; Guymer served in the 1st battalion of his regiment, which on the day of his death crossed the La Bassee canal and made an attack on the German trenches east of Givenchy which involved hand to hand fighting.