Special Collections

Sold on 25 September 2008

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The Collection of Medals to the Cheshire and Manchester Regiments, Rifle Brigade and Royal Green Jackets formed by the late David Boniface

David Boniface

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№ 457

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25 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£100

1914 Star (2 Lieut. R. R. Cooke, Ches. R.), good very fine £60-80

Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in August 1914, Cooke went out to France with the 1/6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, in November. Moving into positions in the frontline in the following month, the Battalion participated in the famous “Christmas Truce”.