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№ 1032

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7 December 2017

Hammer Price:
£200

Four: Private H. Whalley, London Regiment, later Home Guard
1914-15 Star (4381. Pte. H. Whalley, 7-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (4381 Pte. H. Whalley. 7-Lond. R.); Defence Medal; together with a Home Guard lapel badge, nearly very fine

Pair:
Gunner E. A. Biggs, Royal Artillery
British War and Victory Medals (226329 Gnr. E. A. Biggs. R.A.) nearly very fine

Pair:
Acting Bombardier W. J. Warren, Royal Artillery
British War and Victory Medals (471. A.Bmbr. W. J. Warren. R.A.) very fine

Pair:
Private A. Prescott, Royal West Surrey Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (8228 Pte. A. Prescott. The Queen’s R.) nearly very fine

Pair:
Private G. L. Savagar, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele, 16 August 1917
British War and Victory Medals (41017 Pte. G. Savagar. R. Innis. Fus.) mounted for display together with a Regimental cap badge in a glazed display frame, extremely fine (12) £160-200

George Leonard Savagar attested for the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Kingston-upon-Thames, and served with the 8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele on 16 August 1918 and having no known grave is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.