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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 87

Four: Major A.N. Butler, Dorset Home Guard, Late Royal Fusiliers
1914-15 Star (2.Lieut: A.N. Butler. R.Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A.N. Butler.); Defence Medal, very fine

Pair: Lieutenant A.C. Gossling, Dorset Home Guard, Late Royal Field Artillery
British War Medal (2.Lieut. A.C. Gossling.); Defence Medal, very fine, together with a 'First Aid for Fighting Men' booklet, stamped '4th Bn. Dorset H.G.'

One: Private A.E. Lee, Dorset Home Guard
Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to 'Mr. A.E. Lee, No.6 Millers Close, Dorchester'

One: Private B.J. Brodby, Dorset Home Guard
Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to 'Mr. B.J. Brodby, High Street, Sydling, Dorchester'

One: Private G.H. Chidwick, Dorset Home Guard
Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate (lot)

Major Arthur Northcroft Butler, born Poole, Dorset, 1894; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Fusiliers, 26.1.1915; served during the Great War with the 14th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, attached 1/6th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 7.10.1915 (wounded); promoted Major, 1.2.1941, and served with the 3rd (Poole) Battalion, Dorset Home Guard.

Lieutenant Alan Cuthbert Gossling, born Bournemouth, May 1899; educated at Sherborne School, Dorset; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, 5.8.1918, and served during the Great War in Salonika from 10.11.1918 (N.B. Medal Index Card confirms not entitled to Victory Medal); promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 4th (Sherborne) Battalion, Dorset Home Guard.

Private George Henry Chidwick, served with the 3rd (Poole) Battalion, Dorset Home Guard, 4.8.1942 - 31.12.1944.

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