Great War Battle of Le Cateau casualty and subsequent Prisoner of War 1914 Star and bar trio awarded to Private A. Ribbick, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment who having arrived on the Western Front on 23rd August 1914 was wounded and taken prisoner during his units first action at Le Cateau on 25th August 1914.
Group of 3: 1914 Star, clasp 5th Aug-22nd Nov; (7194 PTE. A. RIBBICK. 1/HAMPS:R.) British War Medal and Victory Medal; (7194 PTE. A. RIBBICK. HAMPS. R.) Mounted loose for wear.
Condition: Mounted loose for wear, Good Very Fine
Arthur Ribbick was born in 1885 in St. John’s, Winchester, Hampshire and attested to the 3rd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment during April 1902. He would later be recalled to serve on the Western Front as a Private (No. 7194) with the 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment from 23rd August 1914 and is noted as wounded and a Prisoner of War after the Battle of Le Cateau on 25th August 1914. He is confirmed as a casualty in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph on 5th October 1914.
