A FIRST WORLD WAR AND LATER CASUALTY GROUP OF FOUR TO THE SO...

Hammer

£90

A FIRST WORLD WAR AND LATER CASUALTY GROUP OF FOUR TO THE SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. A group of four comprising the Order of St John, 2nd type, War Medal and Victory Medals named to 44231 Pte J. W. Hutton S. Wales. Bord, and Service Medal of the Order of St John with four second type five year clasps for service, named to 1794 Pte J. Hutton (Socl. Setnt) Div Ipswich CPs No10 Dst 1920. Mounted as worn. Also A Second World War Defence Medal, unnamed as issued. With a collection of other items including ribbon bars with the first three and last with Defence Medal ribbon, Foresters Orders and sashes, silver watch chain with Order of St John fob and other items. Private James Hutton is recorded as being 33 years old in 1917, whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, B Company 29th Division of the South Wales Borderers. On the 27th January 1917 he suffered a gun shot wound to the right groin. He was transferred to the sick convoy, No. 9 Ambulance Train, on the 28th. The South Wales Borderers were fighting at Le Transloy on the Somme on the 27th January 1917, presumably as part of the small but successful action by the 29th Division intended to lead the Germans to believe that the Battles of 1916 would continue. Sergeant E. Mott was awarded the Victoria Cross for his part in this attack. Private Hutton had served for seven months, one month with the field force at the time of his wound *Condition: As worn condition with light scuffs and marks.