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Lot 990 989* WWI. A pair to Lieutenant A. Hirschberg, South African Heavy Artillery British War and Bilingual Victory Medal (Lt A. Hirschberg.), extremely fine with South African Heavy Artillery cap badge The recipient changed his name to Hurston during WWII. (2) £70-100
990* WWI. A group of eight to Paymaster Lieutenant J.A Fletcher, Royal Naval Reserve Late South Staffordshire Volunteers and Cape Mounted Rifles Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (811. Pte J, Fletcher. Cape Mtd Rifles.), King’s South 1901-02, two clasps (811 Pte J.A. Fletcher. Cape Mtd Rifles), Natal 1906, with clasp (811 Cpl J.A. Fletcher. Cape Mtd Rifles.), 1914-15 Star (Asst. Payr J.A. Fletcher, R.N.R.), British War and Victory Medals (Payr.Lt. J.A. Fletcher. R.N.R.) with M.I.D. Oakleaves, Coronation Medal 1902, Volunteer Long Service Medal (3695. Col. Sergt J.A. Fletcher. 1 V.B. S. Staffs), first and second renamed in large serif capitals, very fine and better, mounted for wearing (8)
991* WWI. A casualty pair to Private C. Godfrey, The Queen’s Regiment British War and Victory Medals (G-9978 Pte. C. Godfrey, The Queen’s R.), extremely fine, plus Bronze Death Plaque ‘Cecil Godfrey’, some scratching to reverse otherwise good very fine with three letters written by the recipient from the trenches (one dated 10th September 1916), a letter to the next of kin from Imperial War Graves Commission dated 21 January 1924 and other documents and correspondence 9978 Private Cecil Godfrey, served during the Great War with 10th Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment), killed in action on 16 September 1916, Godfrey is commemorated in the Dartmoor Cemetery, Somme, France. (4) £150-200
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992* WWI. A pair to Sergeant C.W. Everiss MM., MID, Worcestershire Regiment, killed in action 30 November 1916 Military Medal, G.V.R. (12140 L.Sjt: C.W. Everiss. 4/Worc:R.), British War Medal (12140 Sjt. C.W. Everiss. Worc.R.), extremely fine 12140 Lance Sergeant Charles William Everiss, served in Gallipoli from 25 April 1915, mentioned in despatches whist serving in Gallipoli (London Gazette 5 May 1916), killed in action on the Western Front whilst serving with the 4th Battalion on 30 November 1916, Everiss is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. (2) £250-300