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17 March 2021

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Lot

№ 341

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17 March 2021

Hammer Price:
£160

Three: Private J. Tanner, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, who was wounded during the Battle of the Aisne on 19 September 1914

1914 Star (6975 Pte. J. Tanner. 1/ North’n R.); British War and Victory Medals (6975 Pte. J. Tanner. North’n R.) good very fine (3) £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Recipients of the 1914 Star.

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John Tanner was born at High Ongar, Essex in 1885 and attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment on 21 April 1903. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 August 1914 and was repatriated to England on 21 September 1914 having suffered a gun-shot wound to his left arm. He was discharged in consequence of the termination of his first period of engagement on 20 April 1916.