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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 415

Three: Driver J. F. Herr, Royal Engineers, who was killed in action at the Battle of Imphal on 7 April 1944

1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named box of issue, nearly extremely fine (3)

John Frederick Herr was born at Croydon, Surrey on 2 April 1917, the son of Frederick and Evelyn Herr. Prior to the outbreak of war he worked as a Furniture Removals Porter but when war began he enlisted with the Royal Engineers. Herr had been posted to 58 Field Company by the time of the Battle of Imphal. He was killed on 7 April 1944 and is buried at Imphal War Cemetery; sold together with copied burial details, casualty lists and extracts on the Battle of Imphal.

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Sold for
£120

Starting price
£60