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26 January 2022

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№ 533

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26 January 2022

Hammer Price:
£170

British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (10 Cpl. A. Ossitt. Household. Bn.; 891 A. Cpl. J. W. Underwood. Household Bn.; 1524 Tpr. W. Hitchener. Household Bn.; 395 Pte. C. E. Cole. Household Bn.) very fine and better (4) £120-£160

Arthur Ossitt attested for the Household Battalion, and served with them during the Great War, subsequently transferring to the Guards Machine Gun Regiment.

John Wilfred Underwood attested for the Household Battalion, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 12 October 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.

William Hitchener attested for the Household Battalion, and served with them during the Great War, subsequently transferring to the Grenadier Guards.

Cecil E. Cole attested for the Household Battalion, and served with them during the Great War, subsequently transferring to the Labour Corps.