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17 & 18 July 2019

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№ 1307

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18 July 2019

Hammer Price:
£170

British War Medal 1914-20 (5) (Spts-426 Pte. A. J. B. Palliser. R. Fus.; 2407. Pte. J. H. Hand. Linc. R.; 42825 Pte. F. L. West. S. Staff. R.; 5290 Pte. E. R. Reynish. N. Staff. R.; 2373 Pte. R. E. Halls. 10-Lond. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (45454 Pte. T. Mullery. 5-Lond. R.) edge bruising, nearly very fine or better (6) £70-£90

Archie Joseph Bury Palliser was born in Marylebone, London, and attested in London for the Royal Fusiliers. He served with the 23rd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 19 December 1915. He is buried in Cambrin Churchyard Extension, France.

Frank Laurence West was born in Denton, Lancashire, and attested for the Army Service Corps at Rochdale, Lancashire. Transferring to the South Staffordshire Regiment, he served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 10 April 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Robert Edwin Halls attested for the London Regiment at Hackney, London, and served with the 10th (County of London - Hackney) Battalion during the Great War as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. He was killed in action on 2 November 1917, and is buried in Gaza War Cemetery, Israel.