A Collection of Medals to Great War Casualties

Three: Private G. H. Harvey, 18th Battalion (Irish Rifles), London Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front during counter-mining operations at the Hohenzollern Redoubt, Loos, on 24 December 1915

1914-15 Star (2347. Pte. G. H. Harvey, 18-Lond. R.) in named card box of issue; British War and Victory Medals (2347 Pte. G H. Harvey. 18-Lond. R.) in named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (George Horace Harvey) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, extremely fine (4) £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Great War Casualties.

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Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family.

George Horace Harvey, a native of Tottenham, Middlesex, attested for the 18th Battalion (London Irish Rifles), London Regiment, at Chelsea and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 March 1915. He was killed in action on during counter-mining operations at the Hohenzollern Redoubt at Loos on 24 December 1915, on which date the Battalion suffered 15 killed and 11 wounded. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.

Sold together with an unofficial ‘Hornsey Commemoration’ 1902 Coronation gilt brooch badge; named Record Office enclosure for the British War and Victory Medals; two postcards sent home by the recipient to his sister; and copied research.