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№ 20

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15 February 2023

Estimate: £200–£240

Pair: Private C. J. Burns, East Kent Regiment, who was killed in action during the Second Battle of Ypres on 3 May 1915

India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (4672 Pte. C. Burns 1st Bn. “The Buffs”); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4672 Pte. C. J. Burns. E. Kent Regt.) polished, otherwise very fine or better (2) £200-£240

Charles James Burns was killed in action during the Second Battle of Ypres on 3 May 1915, at Verloren Hoek, due East of Ypres, on the Zonnerbeke Road, whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, The Buffs. He is commemorated by name on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.