Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private G. Coates, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 16 March 1915

1914 Star (3745 Pte. G. Coates. 1/ North’d Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (3745 Pte. G. Coates. North’d. Fus.) good very fine (3) £120-£160

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

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George Coates was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne and attested for the Northumberland Fusiliers at York. He served with the 1st Battalion on the Western Front from 27 October 1914 and was killed in action on 16 March 1915, aged 20 years. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.