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Pair: Private W. R. Hanna, Cheshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (66935 Pte. W. R. Hanna. Ches. R.) slight edge bruise to first, very fine
Pair: Private W. Jackson, Cheshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (4183 Pte. W. Jackson. Ches. R.) very fine
Pair: Private P. Lawton, Cheshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (4663 Pte. P. Lawton. Ches. R.) nearly very fine
Pair: Private T. Speed, Cheshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (4614 Pte. T. Speed. Ches. R.) edge bruise to second, nearly very fine (8) £80-£100
Percy Lawton, a native of Birkenhead, was born in Manchester on 14 December 1889. He attested into the Cheshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 2/5th Battalion. He saw further service with the 8th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment and was taken Prisoner of War on 21 March 1918, on the first day of the German Spring Offensive.
Thomas Speed, a native of Handbridge, Cheshire, was born in 1890. He attested into the Cheshire Regiment on 11 December 1915 for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 20 December 1916 with both the 5th and 1/6th Battalions. He received a gun shot wound to his left knee on 23 October 1917 and was later discharged on 19 February 1919.
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