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Auction: 7012 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 827

Three: Private W.F. Smith, Gloucestershire Regiment 1914-15 Star (13304 Pte. W.F. Smith. Glouc:R.); British War and Victory Medals (13304 Pte. W.F. Smith. Glouc.R.), nearly extremely fine, with photographic image of recipient (3) Estimate £ 140-160 13304 Private William Francis Smith, born Cheltenham; ´enlisted in the 10th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in September 1914, going to France in August 1915. He was severely wounded on the opening day of the battle of Loos where the 10th Battalion was almost annihilated, only 100 men alive and unwounded answering the roll call at the end of the day. Evacuated to a base hospital at Etaples on the French coast, he died on the 8th October and is buried in Etaples Cemetery.´ (Leaving All That Was Dear refers).

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