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№ 532

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10 April 2024

Hammer Price:
£170

India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (1417960 Gnr. G. Greening, R.A.) light contact marks and polishing to high relief, good fine £50-£70

William George Greening was born in Princetown, Devon, in 1896, and attested for the Royal Artillery at Plymouth on 30 December 1919. His service documents note previous service with the 5th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, adding that he was wounded on 24 November 1915, 16 June 1918 and on a third occasion in September 1918. He was later discharged on 12 January 1937.