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№ 414

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19 July 2017

Hammer Price:
£85

Pair: Gunner J. Wright, Nairobi Howitzer Battery

British War and Victory Medals (Gnr. J. Wright N.H.B.) good very fine (2) £60-80

James Thomas Wright was born in London, England, and prior to the Great War served with the Hertfordshire Rifles, 1890-1893, the Isle of Wight Artillery, 1893-1899, and the Cape Garrison Artillery, 1900-1903. He attested for Nairobi Howitzer Battery in October 1915, and served with them until discharged ‘Medically Unfit’, 23 January 1917 (entitled to 1914-15 Star).