Three: Acting-Serjeant F. Hamilton, 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment

1914 Star, with clasp (2104 Pte., 2/Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2104 A. Sjt., Manch. R.) ‘Victory’ has an ‘&’ in the space between ‘Manch.’ and ‘R’, good fine and better (3) £120-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of 1914 Star Groups.

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Private Fred Hamilton, 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 15 August 1914. The battalion served in the 14th Infantry Brigade, 5th Division, in Smith-Dorrien’s II Army Corps. The action at Le Cateau on 25 August 1914 cost the battalion 14 officer and 339 other rank casualties. Hamilton was later transferred to the 1/5th battalion Manchester Regiment which served in Gallipoli and Egypt before returning to France in March 1917. With copied roll extracts and m.i.c. - his clasp was issued in 1938.