Auction Catalogue

15 October 2020

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 277

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15 October 2020

Hammer Price:
£420

Family group:

Three:
Private W. J. Allsopp, Essex Regiment, attached Royal Scots, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 13 April 1918
1914-15 Star (15081 Pte. W. J. Allsopp. Essex R.) in named card box of issue; British War and Victory Medals (15081 Pte. W. J. Allsopp. Essex R.); Memorial Plaque (Wilfred John Allsopp) with Buckingham Palace enclosure, in card envelope,
nearly extremely fine

Pair:
Lance-Corporal L. C. Allsopp, Durham Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 April 1917
British War and Victory Medals (9290 Pte. L. C. Allsopp. Durh. L.I.) in named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (Levi Charles Allsopp) with Buckingham Palace enclosure, in card envelope and outer envelope addressed to ‘Mr. L. J. Allsopp, Sunnyside, Kettering Rd, Geddington, Kettering’,
nearly extremely fine (7) £180-£220

Wilfred John Allsopp attested for the Essex Regiment, and served during the Great War on the Western Front on attachment to the 8th Battalion, Royal Scots. He was killed in action on 13 April 1918, and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Levi Charles Allsopp attested for the Durham Light Infantry, and served with the 1st/5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 23 April 1917, and is buried at Wancourt British Cemetery, France.