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Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum

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№ 35

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21 July 2021

Hammer Price:
£220

Three: Private W. Harries, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 13 November 1916

1914-15 Star (19394 Pte W. Harries. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (19394 Pte. W. Harries. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (William Harries) last in card envelope of issue, with enclosure for campaign awards, nearly extremely fine (4) £100-£140

William Harries was the son of Martha Fortune (formerly Harries) of Quickwell Hill, St. David’s, Pembrokeshire. He served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 13 November 1916.

Private Harries is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.