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18 September 2014

Hammer Price:
£75

Victory Medal 1914-19 (6) (8065 Pte. H. Cooper, 9-Lond. R.; 300045 Pte. J. Marshall, W. York. R.; 53376 Pte. E. Blakey, W. York. R.; 8869 Pte. A. E. Windeband, W. Rid. R.; 9818 Pte. C. E. Larner, Dorset. R.; K.30153 A. Colwill, Sto. 1, R.N.) some edge bruising, very fine and better (6) £60-80

Private Charles Larner, 1st Battalion Dorset Regiment, entered France on 23 October 1914. Discharged on 2 November 1917 due to sickness and was awarded the Silver War Badge. With copied m.i.c. and roll extract.

Arthur Colwill was born in St. Germans, near Liscard, Cornwall. He entered the Royal Navy in December 1915, serving as a Stoker. Served on the cruiser H.M.S.
Gloucester, March 1916-May 1919. With copied service paper.