Auction Catalogue

12 November 2020

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Lot

№ 181

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12 November 2020

Hammer Price:
£260

Pair: Private H. B. Marshallsea, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 28 September 1915
1914 Star (8269 Pte H. B. Marshallsea. 2/R. Berks: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (8269 Pte. H. B. Marshallsea. R. Berks. R.) good very fine

Pair:
Private T. Cullen, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 26 September 1917
British War and Victory Medals (32847 Pte. T. Cullen. R. S. Fus.) very fine

British War Medal 1914-20 (G-13614 Pte. J. Hodges. E. Kent R.); together with Victory Medal 1914-18 (33170 Pte. W. Brown. Sco. Rif.) very fine (6) £120-£160

Harry Burgess Marshallsea was born in Frimley, Hampshire. He served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 6 November 1914. Marshallsea transferred to the 1st Battalion, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 28 September 1915. Private Marshallsea is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Thomas Cullen was born in Leith, Scotland. He served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 26 September 1917. Private Cullen is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

John Hodges was born in Bath, Somerset. He served during the Great War with the 6th Battalion, East Kent Regiment on the Western Front. Hodges was killed in action, aged 46, on the Western Front, 11 July 1917, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.