Wiltshire Regiment. Memorial plaque Pte A.W. Twine plus other medals

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Wiltshire Regiment. A WWI bronze memorial plaque 'Arthur Sidney Twine', extremely fine

WWI Pair to Private F.J. Parfitt, Wiltshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (22898 Pte. F.J. Parfitt. Wilts. R.), very fine with WWI silver War Badge, reverse numbered B151738

British War Medal (687506 Gnr. A.A. Freegard. R.A.), good very fine, with an extensive collection of copied research for this medal

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18549 Private Arthur Sidney Twine was born in 2 The Barton, Royal Wootton Bassett in 1894, he joined the 6th Bn, Wiltshire Regiment at Devizes in January 1915 and he served on the Western Front from 19 July 1915, he was wounded at Rue de Calliioux in September of that year when the Bn sustained heavy casualties. On 1 July 1916 the 6th Bn fought in the Battle of Albert at the opening stage of the Battle of the Somme. The war diary records on 2 July 1916 'At 1.30pm orders were received to take up position in front line at 4pm. At 4pm Battalion advanced in open order and attacked German front line system of trenches just South of La Boiselle. Two lines of trenches were taken and consolidated. Cheshires were on our right flank and Welch Fusiliers on our left. Our losses were Lt. Hunter, Lt's Allen... other ranks were 35 killed, 237 wounded and 35 missing. The night was spent in consolidating no counter-attack was made by the enemy'. Twine was one of the missing and is recorded to have died on this day and Twine is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

22898 Francis John Parfitt, was born in Lyneham, Wiltshire in 1890, he served on the Western Front from 11 December 1915 and was wounded on 6 February 1918 and discharged from service his war badge was issued in Exeter on 18 February 1918

687506 Gunner Arthur Alexander Freegard was born in Foxham Lock, Chippenham in 1893