Lot Archive

Lot

№ 650 x

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31 March 2010

Hammer Price:
£290

Three: Private R. H. Blackmore, 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers, died in Salonika, 14 January 1916

1914-15 Star (6287 Pte., Conn. Rang.); British War and Victory Medals (6287 Pte., Conn. Rang.) nearly extremely fine (3) £140-180

Russel Henry Blackmore was born in Exeter, Devon and lived and enlisted at St. Ives, Cornwall. Serving with the 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers, he died in Salonika on 14 January 1916, aged 22 years. He was buried in the Sofia War Cemetery. He was the son of Charles and Emily Blackmore of “Rockbeare”, Salisbury Street, Taunton.