Auction Catalogue

27 June 2007

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 352

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27 June 2007

Hammer Price:
£100

British War Medal 1914-20 (1084 Pte. T. Harpur, N. Ir. H.) nearly extremely fine £25-35

Thompson Harpur was born in Londonderry, and living in Belfast, enlisted at Londonderry. He served initially as Private 1084 in the North Irish Horse and then as Private 41433 in “C” Company, 9th (Royal Irish Horse) Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers. He died of wounds, France/Flanders on 18 May 1918, aged 21 years. He was buried in the Avesnes-sur-Helpe Communal Cemetery. He was the son of John James and Jeannie Harpur of 10 Glandore Street, Belfast. Sold with copied m.i.c.