Auction Catalogue

6 & 7 December 2017

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Lot

№ 603

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6 December 2017

Hammer Price:
£170

1914 Star, with clasp (2), one clasp a copy (9234 Pte. O. Butt. S. Wales Bord.; 10794 Pte. P. Martin. S. Wales Bord.) nearly extremely fine (2) £180-220

Private Owen Butt, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, entered the war on 13 August 1914, and was killed in action on 26 September 1914. He is commemorated by name on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial.

Private Percy Martin, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, entered the war on 13 September 1914, and was killed in action on 21 October 1914, aged 23. He is commemorated by name on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.