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№ 707

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19 June 2024

Hammer Price:
£140

Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3) (88847 Sjt: Tlr: R. Perry. R.A.; 6699 Musician A. Stark. R.A.; 75785 B.S.Mjr: A. Wood. R.G.A.) very fine and better (3) £80-£100

Robert Perry was born in Middlesbrough in 1871 and attested for the Royal Artillery at Woolwich on 9 February 1892. Posted to Jersey, Guernsey and Gibraltar, he was raised Sergeant (Master Tailor) on 1 March 1912, and discharged at Dover upon termination of his second period of engagement on 21 March 1920.

Albert David Stark was born in Battersea in 1868 and originally attested for the Royal Fusiliers at Hounslow. Transferring to the Royal Artillery, he served as a Musician with No. 55 Company, R.A. (Gibraltar) Band, and witnessed extensive overseas service in India.