Auction Catalogue

13 January 2021

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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№ 392 x

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13 January 2021

Hammer Price:
£170

Pair: Private W. Douglas, 2nd South African Infantry, who was twice wounded in action, including at Delville Wood on 17 July 1916, and was killed in action on the Western Front on 21 March 1918

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. W. Douglas. 2nd S.A.I.) nearly extremely fine (2) £70-£90

William Douglas attested for the South African Forces at Potchefstroom on 1 September 1915, and served with the 2nd South African Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front. He was wounded in action at Delville Wood on 17 July 1916, and wounded again on 21 April 1917. He was killed in action on 21 March 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France.

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