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№ 356

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19 July 2017

Hammer Price:
£200

Three: Private G. Bird, York and Lancaster Regiment
1914-15 Star (837 Pte. G. Bird. York: & Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (837 Pte. G. Bird. York & Lanc. R.) very fine

Three:
Private A. Maiden, York and Lancaster Regiment
1914-15 Star (4572 Pte. A. Maiden. York & Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (4572 Pte. A. Maiden. York & Lanc. R.) nearly very fine

Pair:
Lance-Corporal C. Grice, East Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action on the Western Front, 9 April 1917
British War and Victory Medals (23584 Pte. C. Grice. E. York. R.) extremely fine

Pair:
Private I. G. Read, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (52417 Pte. I. G. Read. K.O.Y.L.I.) very fine (10) £100-140

Christopher Grice was born in Laughton, Yorkshire, and attested for the East Yorkshire Regiment at Beverley, Yorkshire. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War, and was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 April 1917. He is buried in Cojeul British Cemetery, France.