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Auction: 24112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 260

(x) British War Medal 1914-20 (39048 Pte. G. Perry. York. R.), very fine

British War Medal 1914-20 (47680 Pte. J. H. Perry. K.R.Rif.C.), very fine

British War Medal 1914-20 (A-2032 Pte.H. Perry. K.R.R.C.), toned, very fine (3)

George Perry enlisted in the 10th Yorkshire Regiment on 4 December 1915. He was discharged wounded on 27 February 1918 and is additionally entitled to the Victory Medal and Silver War Badge.

Joseph H Perry served in the 12th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps; sold together with copied medal index card.

Harry Lawrence Perry was a 36-year-old trade carter when he enlisted in the 4th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps on 15 August 1914. Embarking for France on 29 November 1914 he was wounded by a gun shot wound to the arm and leg in 1915. The Battalion next served in Salonika from 16 October 1916 to 20 June 1918 before serving once again in France until the end of the war. Perry was discharged to the Reserve and was living in Handsworth Birmingham. In the 1939 register he is recorded as a window cleaner in Handsworth; sold together with copied medal index card.

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Sold for
£50

Starting price
£40