ORIGINAL AND EMOTIVE COLLECTION OF WW1 ITEMS PERTAINING TO CAPTAIN PERCIVAL SPURGEON. DIED OF WOUNDS 18th MAY 1918. WW1 BRONZE MEMORIAL / DEATH PLAQUE NAMED TO ” PERCIVAL SPURGEON “. PAPER ENVELOPE SENT FROM C. (PLAQUE SECTION), ROYAL ARSENAL, LONDON, S. ADDRESSED TO MRS E. SPURGEON, HEATH COTTAGE, CHARMINSTER, BOURNMOUTH. WW1 WAR MEDAL AND VICTORY MEDAL CORRECTLY NAMED TO CAPT. ORIGINAL BOXES OF ISSUE. WW1 MEMORIAL SCROLL IN ORIGINAL TUBE NAMED TO ” CAPTAIN PERCIVAL SPURGEON, ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS, ATT, ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT “. ORIGINAL LETTER WRITTEN TO MRS SPURGEON (WIFE) BY 11446 SERGEANT J SMITH, 1 PLATOON, A COY, 7th Bn ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT. SEVEN PAGES LONG AND WRITTEN IN PENCIL. DESCRIBES CAPTAIN SPURGEON`S FINAL HOURS. THE BATTALION MOVED UP TO THE TRENCHES, YOUR HUSBAND AND MYSELF WAS LEFT OUT, WE WERE TOGETHER UNTIL WE WERE WARNED TO JOIN OUR COY UP THE LINE. WE STARTED OFF FROM WHERE WE WERE STAYING ALL GOING WELL YOUR HUSBAND WAS RIDING HIS HORSE I WAS BESIDE HIM TALKING OF WHAT WE HAD BEEN THROUGH. WE HAD A REST ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER MARCHING A GOOD DISTANCE. WE RESTED FOR TEN MINUTES AND YOUR HUSBAND SAID HE WOULD FINISH THE JOURNEY ON FOOT AS HE THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN TO HIM. I TOLD HIM NOT TO SAY THINGS LIKE THAT OR ELSE HE WOULD PUT THE WIND UP ME. WE HAD BEEN MARCHING FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR WHEN WE CAME TO A VILLAGE WHICH HE WAS SHELLING WE HAD JUST GOT TO THE LIFT OF THE VILLAGE WHEN HE MUST HAVE SPOTTED US SO YOU CAN GUESS HE STARTED ON US, WELL THE FIRST SHELL HE SENT OVER DROPPED IN THE FRONT OF WHERE YOUR POOR HUSBAND AND ME WERE STANDING THE NEXT I HEARD WAS YOUR POOR HUSBAND CALLING OUT MY NAME I WAS SHOOK UP MYSELF AND FELT GROGGY BUT I RAN TO YOUR HUSBAND WHO WAS BLEEDING VERY MUCH , A SMALL EXTRACT. SERGEANT JOHN SMITH SURVIVED THE WAR. ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF CAPTAIN SPURGEON IN UNIFORM. ORIGINAL WAR OFFICE LETTER DATED 29th MAY 1922. SENT TO MRS P SURGEON. ORIGINAL WW1 OFFICERS COMMISSION TO SECOND LIEUTENANT P SPURGEON. DATED 24th MARCH 1915. COPY OF MEDAL INDEX CARD SHOWING ENTITLEMENT TO WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS. COPY OF SOLDIERS DIED IN THE GREAT WAR AND CWGC CASUALTY DETAILS. CAPTAIN SPURGEON IS ENTITLED TO A WAR MEDAL AND VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED WITH THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS ATTACHED TO THE 7th Bn ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT. PERCIVAL SPURGEON WAS THE SON OF SIR ARTHUR SPURGEON, HEAD OF CASSELL AND COMPANY LTD. THE MEDALS ARE EXCELLENT / MINT CONDITION. THE PLAQUE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A GOOD COLOUR AND PATINA, PLEASE SEE PHOTO`S. The item “WW1 PLAQUE, WAR & VICTORY MEDALS, CAPTAIN PERCIVAL SPURGEON, LETTER, PHOTO, SCROLL” is in sale since Wednesday, August 7, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “celtic_1966″ and is located in Gloucester. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
- Service: Army
- Era: 1914-1945
