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15 October 2020

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№ 286

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15 October 2020

Hammer Price:
£260

Three: Lance Corporal C. Larkins, 9th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 5 May 1917

1914-15 Star (Z-2556 Pte C. Larkins. Rif: Brig:); British War and Victory Medals (Z-2556 Pte. C. Larkins. Rif. Brig.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Larkins) traces of verdigris on plaque, generally good very fine (4) £120-£160

Charles Larkins resided with his wife at 14 Redvers Street, Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London. He served during the Great War with 9th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade in the French theatre of war from 19 August 1915. Larkins advanced to Lance Corporal, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 5 May 1917. Lance Corporal Larkins is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.