The Barry Hobbs Collection of Great War Medals

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The Memorial Plaque to Private W. J. Beeton, Royal Field Artillery, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 10 April 1915
Memorial Plaque (Walter James Beeton) good very fine

The Memorial Plaque to Private C. Beeton, 1/5th Battalion, Essex Regiment, who was killed in action in Egypt on 26 March 1917
Memorial Plaque (Charles Beeton) good very fine (2) £70-£90

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Barry Hobbs Collection of Great War Medals.

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Walter James Beeton, a native of Manor Park, London, attested for the Royal Field Artillery and served with the 125th Battery during the Great War on the Western Front. He died of wounds on 10 April 1915, and is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France.

Charles Beeton attested for the Essex Regiment and served with the 1st/5th Battalion during the Great War as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. He was killed in action on 26 March 1917, and is buried in Gaza War Cemetery.