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16 April 2020

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Lot

№ 453

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16 April 2020

Hammer Price:
£190

Pair: Private F. Benson, Lincolnshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 28 April 1917

British War and Victory Medals (26128 Pte. F. Benson. Linc. R.) with named Record Office transmittal letter; Memorial Plaque (Frederick Benson) in card envelope of issue,
BWM officially re-impressed, otherwise nearly extremely fine (3) £70-£90

Frederick Benson was born in Ferriby, Lincolnshire and attested for the Lincolnshire Regiment. He served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 28 April 1917. He is buried in the Roeux British Cemetery, France.