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Three: Private G. Mills, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, who was reported missing, presumed dead following heavy bombardments and massed enemy infantry attacks between Gheluvelt and Zandvoorde on 31 October 1914 1914 Star (6940 Pte. G. Mills R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (6940 Pte. G. Mills. R. War. R.) good very fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £170
Pair: Private W. Clark, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, who was killed in action during the Retreat from Mons on 24 August 1914 British War and Victory Medals (8741 Pte. W. Clark. Dorset. R.) nearly extremely fine (2) £80-£120
Three: Corporal R. Roseveare, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was killed in action at Strazeele, during the opening stages of the Battle of Armentières, on 13 October 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (2881 Cpl. R. Roseveare. 3/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (2881 Cpl. R. Roseveare. Rif. Brig.) good very fine (3) £200-£240
Three: Drummer P. Hughes, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was killed in action at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 10 March 1915 1914 Star (10031 Dmr: P. Hughes. 2/R. Sc: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (10031 Pte. P. Hughes. R. S. Fus.) ring suspension missing from Victory Medal, with replacement suspender now also detached, Memorial Plaque (Peter Hughes), medals heavily worn, therefore fine, the plaque somewhat better (4) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £160
The 1914 Star awarded to Private J. Burke, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, who was captured at Ypres on 12 November 1914 1914 Star (2967 Pte. J. Burke. Ir: Gds.) final digit of number officially corrected, good very fine £100-£140
Three: Private R. G. Smith, 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment, who was killed in action at Kruiseecke Hill, during the First Battle of Ypres, on 26 October 1914 1914 Star (7611 Pte. R. G. Smith. 2/Bord: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7611 Pte. R. G. Smith. Bord. R.) toned, good very fine (3) £160-£200
Hammer Price: £150
The British War Medal awarded to Lance-Corporal C. W. Hogg, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was killed in action at the Battle of Mons on 23 August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force’s first full day of fighting on the Western Front The British War Medal 1914-20 (83-4 Pte. C. W. Hogg. R. S. Fus.) second digit weak, third digit defaced, slight edge damage, good fine £100-£140
Hammer Price: £140
Family Group: 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
Three: Private J. Barry, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was killed on 19 September 1914 1914 Star (9010 Pte. J. Barry. S’ Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (9010 Pte. J. Barry. S. Wales Bord.) very fine (3) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £130
Pair: Private W. J. Grinham, 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), who was killed in action near Kruiseecke, during the First Battle of Ypres, in October 1914 1914 Star (10111 Pte. W. J. Grinham. 2/York: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (10111 Pte. W. J. Grinham. York. R.) good very fine (2) £120-£160
Hammer Price: £120
Pair: Major W. St. John-Spencer, 9th (Service) Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, late Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry, a veteran of the North-West Frontier and the Boer War he was wounded eight times and invalided out of the Army in 1916 British War and Victory Medals (Major W. St. John-Spencer.) good very fine (2) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £110
The 1914 Star awarded to Private W. F. Bendy, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who served with the Royal Marine Brigade at Dunkirk and in the Defence of Antwerp in 1914, in the Dardanelles, and on the Western Front where he was wounded in 1917 1914 Star (Ch.11915. Pte. W. N. Bendy, R.M. Brigade) very fine £100-£140
Pair: Private A. G. Self, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, who was killed in action at Elouges during the Retreat from Mons on 24 August 1914 British War and Victory Medals (8921 Pte. A. G. Self. Norf. R.) the first dark toned, good very fine (2) £80-£120
The Victory Medal awarded to Private J. Markey, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment, who was captured at Premesques, during the Battle of Armentières, in October 1914 Victory Medal 1914-19 (10011 Pte. J. Markey. Leins. R.) heavily polished with slight edge bruising, good fine £60-£80
The British War Medal awarded to Private W. J. Burton, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, who was captured during the retreat from Mons on 28 August 1914 British War Medal 1914-20 (L-4353 Pte. W. J. Burton. 5-Lrs.) severe edge bruising and suspension broken off above claw, therefore planchet only, fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £60
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