Auction Catalogue

21 May 2020

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№ 290

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21 May 2020

Hammer Price:
£170

Pair: Private C. Street, 20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western From on 15 September 1916
1914-15 Star (2842 Pte. C. Street. 20-Lond. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2842 Pte. C. Street. 20-Lond. R.) good very fine

British War Medal 1914-19 (2) (4818 Pte. H. Barrell. 20-Lond. R.; 1531 Pte. G. A. Benwell. 20-Lond. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (6227 Pte. S. H. A. R. P. Sharp. 8-Lond. R.) very fine (5) £80-£120

Cecil Street, who lived in Sydenham, was killed in action on the Western Front on 15 September 1916, while serving with the 20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

H. Barrell was killed on the Western Front on 22 July 1917, while serving with the 2/20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment, and is buried at Bois-Carre British Cemetery, Thelus, France.

George Alan Benwell, who was born in Catford, died of wounds on the Western Front on 3 October 1915, while serving with 1st/20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment, and is buried at Bethune Town Cemetery, France.

Septimus Harry Archibald Richard Percy Sharp, who was born in Brighton, was killed in action on the Western Front 14 August 1918, while serving with the 23rd (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment, and is buried at Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension, France; he previously served with the 8th (Post Office Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment.