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25 May 2022

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Lot

№ 86

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25 May 2022

Hammer Price:
£80

Three: Driver G. Ronald, Royal Field Artillery

1914 Star, with clasp (64447 Dvr. G. Ronald. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (64447 Dvr. G. Ronald. R.A.) light contact marks, very fine (3) £80-£100

George Ronald attested for the Royal Field Artillery at Seaforth, Sussex, on 8 February 1911 and served with the 128th Heavy Battery. Discharged to the Army Reserve in February 1914, he was recalled for war service in August 1914, and served with 8th Brigade, R.F.A. during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 August 1914. Subsequently serving in Salonika, he contracted malaria whilst on active service, and was discharged on 12 April 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge No. B329617.