Auction Catalogue

25 September 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 463

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25 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£160

Three: Private J. Smith, Cheshire Regiment

1914 Star
(1041 Pte., 6/Ches. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1041 Pte., 6/Ches. R.), together with Queen Mary’s Christmas 1914 tobacco tin and card box of issue for the last two, good very fine and better (4) £80-100

The 1/6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment was embarked for France in November 1914. moved into positions in the frontline in the following month, and witnessed events during the famous “Christmas Truce”.