Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Gunner P. Hurrell, 163rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 14 July 1918

British War and Victory Medals (117762 Gnr. P. Hurrell. R.A.); Memorial Plaque (Percy Hurrell) mounted in a contemporary glazed display frame, nearly extremely fine (3) £80-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Great War Casualties.

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Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family.

Percy Hurrell was born in Bolton-on-Dearne, Yorkshire, and attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery at Sheffield on 9 December 1915. He served with the 163rd Siege Battery during the Great War on the Western Front from 8 February 1917, and was killed in action on 14 July 1918. He is buried in Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.

Sold with copied research.