The Medals of 9066 Pte E. Nixon, 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment were advertised for sale on www.frontiermedals.com on 21 Oct 2007. The medals consist of: 1914 Star With original dated clasp; British War Medal & Victory Medal, with MIC confirming clasp. They were sold for £225.

Medal record Card generously supplied by D Hawley.

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From left to right - The 1914-15 Star, the Britsh War Medal and the Victory Medal.

Commemorative coins were awarded to every serviceman who returned home to Lincoln after WWI. Printed inside the lid of the box is, "Presented by the Citizens of Lincoln, August 30th, 1919". On the coin itself, the inscription says, "IN TOKEN OF LINCOLN'S GRATITUDE". The coin bears a depiction of the City Coat of Arms with the words "Civitas Lincolniensis" (City of Lincoln) on the scroll underneath. On the reverse of the coin is a British soldier receiving a laurel wreath from Britannia, and the words "Served in the Great War, 1914-1919".

These medals and the commemorative coin were awarded to 38258 DVR Cpl F Taylor, Royal Engineers, of 84 Rasen Lane, Lincoln. Photographed with the generous permission of his granddaughter, Mrs L Taylor-Porter.

Pte Hibbs, of the 1st/4th Battalion, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, received the DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medal) for his part in the Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, in 1915. Pte Hibbs was presented with a citation by his workmates at Ruston's Ironworks, Lincoln, together with "a purse of gold" and a book with all signatures of contributors.