The archive of Private William J Richards was sold for £1400 at Richard Winterton.
Medals awarded to a gallant Staffordshire soldier who was gassed in the First World War were sold at auction just a few minutes’ walk from the house where he was born.
The archive of Private William J Richards of the North Staffs Regiment went under the hammer with Richard Winterton (22% buyer’s premium) on January 4 in a Collectors Sale, selling for £1400 (estimate £1000-1200).