Auction Catalogue

5 & 6 December 2018

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 556

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5 December 2018

Hammer Price:
£160

1914-15 Star (7) (13978 Pte. J. Ashurst, Lan. Fus.; 3546 Pte. M. Cohen. Lan: Fus:; 1963 Pte. J. Corcoran. Lan: Fus:; 9540 Pte. J. Fletcher, Lan. Fus.; 13191 Pte. J. J. Murphy. Lan: Fus:; 3-5569 Pte. S. Perry, Lan. Fus.; 8814 Pte. H. Smethurst, Lan. Fus.) nearly very fine or better (7) £80-£120

Morton Cohen was born in London and attested for the Lancashire Fusiliers in Manchester. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War, and was killed in action on 21 August 1915. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

James Corcoran was born in Manchester and attested for the Lancashire Fusiliers at Bury, Lancashire. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 12 October 1916. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.