Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private G. Thompson, Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action, 28 September 1915

1914-15 Star (12667 Pte. G. Thompson. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (12667 Pte. G. Thompson. York. R.) BWM suspension loose; Memorial Plaque (George Thompson) very fine or better (4) £200-240

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the West Yorkshire (14th Foot) and Yorkshire (19th Foot) Regiments.

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George Thompson was born in Seaham, County Durham. He served during the Great War with the 10th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment on the Western Front. The 10th Battalion landed at Boulogne, 10 September 1915, and Thompson was killed in action, eighteen days later. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.