Auction Catalogue

27 & 28 September 2016

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 1235

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28 September 2016

Hammer Price:
£100

Memorial Plaque (2) (John William Altoft; Cecil Brook) both housed in circular wooden frames, the second polished, very fine (2) £80-120

John William Altoft enlisted in the West Riding Regiment at Brigg, Lincolnshire, and served during the Great War with the 2nd/6th Battalion. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 18 April 1917, and is buried in Mory Abbey Military Cemetery, France.

Cecil Brook enlisted in the Royal Sussex Regiment at Hastings, Sussex, and served during the Great War with them before transferring to the 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 December 1916, and is buried in Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France.