A RARE 1st DAY of THE SOMME, 1st JULY 1916. FAMILY 'DOUBLE CASUALTY ' GROUPING (THE THREE 'NEWALL' BROTHERS)Two Killed with 18th Liverpool Regiment "PALS" Bn.& One Survived with 10th Liverpool Regt.
(BROTHER ONE)17081. L/Cpl HAROLD JOHN NEWALL,18th Bn THE KING's LIVERPOOL REGt.KILLED IN ACTION, 1St JULY 1916.FIRST DAY OF THE SOMME.Remembered with Honour at DANZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZDeath Plaque, (With envelope, cover and letter) 1914-1915 Star & War Medal (Victory Absent) Named Box and original registered delivery envelope.Complete with MIC and various copy other CWG papers in colour.A Classic Liverpool MAMETZ 1st JULY Casualty.........(BROTHER TWO)25788. SGT. FREDERICK CECIL NEWALL.18th Bn THE KING's LIVERPOOL REGt."PALS" BnDIED 2nd AUGUST 1917.Remembered with Honour at LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY.WAR MEDAL & VICTORY MEDAL, Two boxes (1915 Star Absent)Complete with MIC and various copy other CWG papers in colour...... (BROTHER THREE)356970. Pte. REGINALD NEWALL. 10th LIVERPOOL REGt.The sole survivor of the three brothers. WAR & VICTORY MEDAL ( and, unusually, his full surviving service papers in colour which assist with biographical details of the two deceased brothers.ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A COUPLE OF MEDALS ABSENT FROM THIS ASSEMBLY IT REPRESENTS A CLASSIC DEPICTION OF THE TYPICAL FAMILY LOSSES WHICH WERE SUSTAINED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BRITISH FAMILIES. THE CREAM OF A GENERATION WAS LOST BETWEEN 1914-1918 IN THE THICK MUD OF FRANCE FOR WE WHO TODAY LIVE IN FREEDOM, WE MUST NEVER FORGET THE SACRIFICES MADE BY BROTHERS LIKE HAROLD & FRED NEWALL. (SOLD)