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Lot

№ 559

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16 December 2003

Hammer Price:
£230

1914 Star (3) (3-7124 Pte. H. Edge, 1/Norf. R.; 7412 Pte. J. W. Eason, 2/Linc. R.; 946 L. Cpl. G. E. Crane, 1/4 Suff. R.); 1914 Star with copy clasp (loose) (7543 Pte. T. Wright, 1/Linc. R.) very fine and better (4) £120-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb 1914 Star Collection.

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Private H. Edge, 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, entered the France / Flanders theatre of war on 9 October 1914.

Private John William Eason, 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, entered the France / Flanders theatre of war on 6 November 1914. He was discharged on 11 August 1917 and is entitled to a Silver War Badge.

Lance Corporal G. E. Crane, 1/4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, entered the France / Flanders theatre of war on 8 November 1914. He was later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps.

Private Thomas Wright, 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, entered the France / Flanders theatre of war on 13 August 1914. Was a prisoner of war.