Lot 22
A 1914‑15 Trio awarded to Private Frederick Henry James Stokes
Military Medals, Decorations and Orders On Land, at Sea, in the Air | E114
Auction: 7 September 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
A 1915 Hohenzollern Attack, Norfolk Regiment, Casualty 1914‑15 Trio awarded to Private Frederick Henry James Stokes, 12 Platoon, C Company, 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment who was Killed in Action on the 13th of October 1915, comprising 1914-15 Star, (12646 Pte. F.H.J. Stokes, Norf. R.), 1914-1920 British War and Victory Medals, (12646 Pte. F. H. J. Stokes. Norf. R.), lightly toned, very fine. (3).
Frederick Henry James Stokes was born in Bermondsey Surrey, in c. 1896, enlisting for the Norfolk Regiment on the 28th of August 1914 at St Paul’s Churchyard, London. He served Home 28th of August 1914 to the 29th of May 1915, landing in France on the 30th of May. He was posted as Missing on the 13th of October 1915; his Next of Kin were notified he was Missing on the 11th of December. His Mother, Alice, had written to the War Office on the 3rd of November 1915 saying that she had heard nothing from Frederick for three weeks. He was finally confirmed Killed in Action on the 13th of October and his Mother was informed on the 14th of February 1916. He was buried at Swinburne Loop, ref Map Sheet 36C Square G11.
On the 13th of October, the 7th Battalion had been in action for almost a week when they attacked the Hohenzollern Redoubt, capturing part of Gun Trench and the south‑west face of the Hulluch Quarries.
Frederick’s body was not located after the War and he is now commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Panel 31. Aged 19 when he was Killed in Action, he was the son of Mr F.G.J. and Mrs M. Stokes of 4 Manor Park Parade, High Road, Lee, London.
Sold with Copy Medals Index Card, transcript of entry in Soldiers Died in the Great War and Commonwealth war Graves Commission information, Copy Service Papers.
