Lot Archive

Lot

№ 571

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29 June 2006

Hammer Price:
£270

Three: Private E. Wilce, Monmouthshire Regiment

1914 Star, with clasp
(1486 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1486 Pte., Monmouth. R.), polished, good fine (3) £140-160

Ernest Wilce first entered the French theatre of war as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment in early November 1914. His MIC entry further reveals that he was discharged on 7 February 1916, under King’s Regulations (Para. 392, xvi) and was awarded the Silver War Badge.