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№ 317

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21 May 2020

Hammer Price:
£150

Pair: Gunner R. Torrance, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 24 April 1918
British War and Victory Medals (222389 Gnr. R. Torrance. R.A.), very fine

Pair:
Private L. James, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who died on 26 February 1919 while serving with 39th Brigade Headquarters
British War and Victory Medals (9525 Pte. L. James. R.W. Fus.), very fine

Pair:
Private W. H. J. Brain, King's Royal Rifle Corps, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 18 September 1917
British War and Victory Medals (G-4124 Pte. W. H. J. Brain. K. R. Rif. C.), suspension loose and minor edge bruising on first, very fine (6) £80-£120

Robert Torrance, who was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, was killed in action on 24 April 1918, while serving with 'A' Battery, 162nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. His body was never recovered and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.

L. James died on 26 February 1919, while serving with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, attached to Headquarters 39th Brigade. He was buried at Valenciennes (St Roch) Communal Cemetery.

William Henry Joseph Brian, who was born in Forrest Gate, Essex, was killed in action on 18 September 1917, while serving with the 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps, and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.