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18 June 2020

Hammer Price:
£100

Three: Second Lieutenant W. J. Millard, South Wales Borderers

1914-15 Star (18056 L.Sjt. W. J. Millard. S. Wales Bord:); British War and Victory Medals (18056 A.W.O. Cl.II. W. J. Millard. S. Wales Bord.) very fine (3) £60-£80

William James Millard, of Newport, Monmouthshire, attested for the South Wales Borderers and served in the ranks with the 7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 5 September 1915. He was commissioned temporary Second Lieutenant on 25 September 1918, and served briefly with the 2nd Battalion from 24 November 1918 to 14 March 1919, before relinquishing his commission on 19 March 1920.