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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 313

Four: Lance-Sergeant R. Bartlett, 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who was killed in action on 23 October 1914

1914 Star, with clasp (10029 Cpl. R. Bartlett. L. N. Lan: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10029 Cpl. R. Bartlett. L. N. Lan. R.); Great War Memorial Plaque (Richard Bartlett), together with his Memorial Scroll in the name of 'L/Serjt. Richard Bartlett Loyal N. Lancashire Regt.', good very fine (4)

Richard Bartlett was born in 1886, son of Clarence Bartlett and grandson of Abraham Dee Bartlett, Superintendent of the Zoological Society of London’s Gardens at Regent’s Park. Bartlett enlised in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment at Preston by 1911 and served in France from 12 August 1914. By October 1914, the unit was thrown into the heat of action. Having snatched but a few hours sleep they were called to march to the Pilkem crossroads at 0330hrs on 23 October. Ordered to attack the trenches along the Bipschoote-Langemarck Road they went forward to take their objective, but with Bartlett being killed in action. He is commemorated upon the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

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Sold for
£480

Starting price
£210

Sale 21003 Notices
Now also accompanied by the postage tube for his Memorial Scroll, this addressed to 'Mr. E. Barlett [sic], 163 Brecknock Road, London. N.