Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Second Lieutenant H. J. Farquharson, 2/Norfolk Regiment, late 28/London Regiment

1914 Star (1541 Pte., 1/28 Lond. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2 Lieut.) nearly extremely fine (2) £50-70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb 1914 Star Collection.

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H. J. Farquharson entered the France / Flanders theatre of war on 26 October 1914 as Private in the 1 / 28th (County of London) Battalion London Regiment (Artist’s Rifles). He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment on 1 January 1915. He died in Mesopotamia on 27 August 1916, aged 25 years and was buried in the Basra War Cemetery.