A First War Memorial Plaque to the East Lancashire Regiment
Victory Medal (26709 PTE. T. MATHER. BORD. R.); and Memorial Plaque (THOMAS MATHER). Naming is officially impressed on the Victory Medal, the Memorial Plaque in raised lettering. Replacement ribbon on the VM, spotting on the MP, light contact, near extremely fine. Accompanied by two Royal Warwickshire Regiment Items: a 25.5 mm brass button mounted to a silvered metal base, marked "1910-1915" on the reverse, 29.3 mm x 37.7 mm; and a tie clip, with a 17 mm x 24 mm bronze insignia, on a 3 mm x 44 mm clip with pinback. Footnote: Thomas Dutson Mather was born in Clifton, Lancashire, England, the son of Mark and Annie Mather of Dumbell Street, Pendlebury, Lancashire. He was married to Ethel Mather of 15 Oak Street, Pendlebury, Lancashire, when he enlisted for First World War service as a Private (26709) with the Border Regiment. He was later transferred to the 2/4th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, in the rank of Private (30179). Private Mather, East Lancashire Regiment died on March 21, 1918, at the age of 23 and is remembered with honour on Panels 42 and 43 of the Pozières Memorial, located near the commune of Pozières, in the Somme Department, France.