Auction Catalogue

15 December 2000

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Regus Conference Centre  12 St James Square  London  SW1Y 4RB

Lot

№ 197

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15 December 2000

Hammer Price:
£170

Family Group:

Pair:
Private W. T. T. Pratt, 10th London Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (
424093 Pte., 10-Lond. R.); together with memorial plaque (William Thomas Pratt); original transmission slip for medals; and letter to next of kin reporting recipient as missing in action, dated 21 October 1918

Pair: Private F. C. Pratt, East Surrey Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (26944 Pte., E. Surr. R.); together with memorial plaque (Frederick Charles Pratt) nearly extremely fine (6) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection formed by Peter Wardrop.

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Collection

William Thomas Pratt was born in Islington, lived at Highgate and enlisted at Finsbury. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 21 September 1918, whilst taking part in an attack on the trench system known as the Dados Line. He is buried in Pigeon Ravine Cemetery, France.

Frederick Charles Pratt was born in Islington and enlisted at Whitehall, Middlesex. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 9 April 1918, whilst serving with the 13th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment.