Auction Catalogue

28 March 2002

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals Including five Special Collections

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1029

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28 March 2002

Hammer Price:
£150

Three: Private W. G. Honeybourne, Essex Regiment

1914 Star (8000 Pte., 2/Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (8000 Pte., Essex R.); together with a contemporary photograph of recipients headstone, nearly extremely fine or better (3) £60-80

William George Honeybourne was born at West Ham and enlisted at Ilford, Essex. He died of wounds in France and Flanders on 20 April 1917 whilst serving with the 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. He is buried at Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France.