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Pair: Private W. Brock, Essex Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 October 1916
British War and Victory Medals (27328 Pte. W. Brock. Essex R.); Memorial Plaque (William Brock) in card envelope, extremely fine

Pair: Private J. Brock, Essex Regiment, who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Cambrai on 20 November 1917
British War and Victory Medals (31572 Pte. J. Brock. Essex R.); Memorial Plaque (John Brock) in card envelope, extremely fine (6) £240-£280

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Great War Casualties.

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William Brock was born in Faristead, Essex, and attested for the Essex Regiment at Braintree, Essex He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1916, and was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 23 October 1916, on which date the Battalion was involved in an attack east of Lesbœufs and Gueudecoiurt, suffering 255 casualties. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

John Brock, the brother of William Brock, was born in Faristead, Essex, and attested for the Essex Regiment at Braintree, Essex He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Cambrai, 20 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France.

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