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23 March 2022

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23 March 2022

Hammer Price:
£70

1914 Star (7315 Pte. J. Osborne. 2/R. Sc: Fus.) the star plated and lacquered, otherwise very fine £70-£90

John Osborne was born at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, and attested for the Royal Scots Fusiliers at Ayr. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 October 1914, and died on 31 October 1914. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.