Auction Catalogue

5 & 6 December 2018

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 557

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5 December 2018

Hammer Price:
£140

1914-15 Star (7) (957 Cpl. E. Beal. Lan: Fus:; 8705 Pte. C. C. Gibbs, Lan. Fus.; 11469 Pte. P. Mc.Dermott. Lan: Fus:; 2916 Pte. A. O’Brien, Lan. Fus.; 2512 Pte. T. A. O’Neill. Lan: Fus:; 6531 Pte. J. Taylor. Lan. Fus.; 12672 Pte. J. W. Walton, Lan. Fus.) very fine and better (7) £80-£120

John Taylor was born in Oldham, Lancashire, and attested there for the Lancashire Fusiliers. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War, was advanced Sergeant, and was killed in action on 1 September 1915. He is buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey.

John William Walton was born in Salford, Lancashire, and attested there for the Lancashire Fusiliers. He served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 7 July 1916. He is buried in London Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France.