Auction Catalogue

12 November 2020

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 229

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12 November 2020

Hammer Price:
£200

Three: Private W. Carter, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 25 January 1915
1914-15 Star (11948 Pte W. Carter. C. Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (11948 Pte. W. Carter. C. Gds.) very fine

Three:
Private G. H. Means, East Surrey Regiment
1914-15 Star (454 Pte G. H. Means. E. Surr: R.); British War and Victory Medals (454 Pte. G. H. Means. E. Surr. R.) with transmittal slip for Victory Medal, addressed to ‘Mrs S. Means, 99 St. Elmo Road, Shepherds Bush’, good very fine (6) £80-£120

William Carter was the son of Mr and Mrs W. Carter of 38 Charlton Street, Steyning, Sussex. He served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards in the French theatre of war from 22 December 1914. Private Carter was killed in action on the Western Front, 25 January 1915, and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

George Henry Means served during the Great War with the East Surrey Regiment in the French theatre of war from 12 August 1915.