Scarce Collection of WWI Medals and Ephemera, relating to th...

Hammer

£420

Scarce Collection of WWI Medals and Ephemera, relating to the service of two brothers in the British Army, to collection includes: - Military Medal (MM) awarded to 201909 PTE A Platt 2/4 LN LANC R - TR and British War Medal to 4717 PTE A Platt LN LAN R also included are two Gallant Conduct cards, Military Medal card, personal letters (relating to the award of The MM and notification of wounding, official letters, postcards and pay book. Victory Medal awarded to 28279 GNR H Platt RA with personal condolence letter.
Harry Platt was from Bolton, and following enlistment with the Royal Field Artillery, he was subsequently killed in action on 30/7/1917, along with two of his comrades by an exploding German shell. On 2/8/1917 his unit Chaplain wrote a letter to his father advising the circumstances of his death. Gunner Platt has no known grave and his name is recorded on The Menin Gate, Ypres Amos Platt like his brother was from Bolton and he opted to join the Territorial Force 2/4 Loyal North Lancashire regiment, He arrived in France 8/2/1917 and was thereafter involved in heavy fighting at the front, on 10/6/1917 at Le Touquet during the battle of Messines his commanding officer recommended him for the Military Medal for 'Gallantry during a raid on the enemy'.He was subsequently awarded this medal on 1/9/1917. In the meantime further gallant conduct had been recognised on 14 and15/8/1917 at L Epinette. During the course of this engagement he was wounded in the right forearm from a bursting German shell. As a casualty he was subsequently evacuated to the UK for medical treatment where he remained until the end of the war and demobiliation on 12/3/1919.