Lot Archive

Lot

№ 1249

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2 April 2003

Hammer Price:
£880

Four: Corporal J. McCormack, Royal Fusiliers

Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse (6814 L. Cpl., 1st Bn. Ryl. Fuslrs.); 1914 Star (L-6814 L. Cpl., 1/R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (6814 Cpl., R. Fus.) the first with surname spelling ‘MacCormack’ and edge bruising and polished, about very fine, the remainder rather better (4) £400-450

Sold with an old piece of drum head parchment bearing the following inscription:

‘6814 Cpl. J. McCormack. This piece of parchment of a drum head found in trenches which we captured at Ypres, 1.8.15’.