Auction Catalogue

27 July 2022

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№ 184

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27 July 2022

Hammer Price:
£160

Pair: Private F. J. Harris, 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, who was killed in action in Mesopotamia on 16 January 1917
British War and Victory Medals (30841 Pte. F. J. Harris. Worc. R.) generally very fine

Pair: Private L. L. Lawrence, 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, who was killed in action in Mesopotamia on 18 December 1916
British War and Victory Medals; British War and Victory Medals (21063 Pte. L. Lawrence. Worc. R.) generally very fine

The British War Medal awarded to Corporal W. H. Perks, 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, who died of wounds in Mesopotamia on 26 January 1917
British War Medal 1914-20 (14917 Cpl. W. H. Perks. Worc. R.) edge bruises, contact marks, stain with residue on reverse, suspender broken with snapped fixings for retaining rod which is missing, nearly very fine (5) £100-£140

Francis John Harris was born in Evesham, Worcestershire, and attested there for the Worcestershire Regiment. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War in Mesopotamia, and was killed in action on 16 January 1917. He is buried in the Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Leonard Lancelot Lawrence was born in Earls Croome, Worcestershire and attested for the Worcestershire Regiment at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War in Mesopotamia, and was killed in action on 18 December 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

William Henry Perks was born in Birmingham and attested there for the Worcestershire Regiment during the Great War. He served initially at Gallipoli from 4 July 1915 before later service with the 9th Battalion in Mesopotamia, and died of wounds on 26 January 1917. He is buried in the Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.