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7 November 2024

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Lot

№ 264

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7 November 2024

Hammer Price:
£300

Pair: Private F. Ratcliffe, Royal Munster Fusiliers
1914-15 Star (2650, Pte. F. Ratcliffe. R. Muns. Fus.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2650 Pte. F. Ratcliffe. R. Mun. Fus.) good very fine

Pair: Gunner G. Wells, Royal Artillery, who was wounded by gas on the Western Front on 11 November 1917
British War and Victory Medals (168493 Gnr. G. Wells. R.A.) (4) £80-£100

Frederick Ratcliffe attested for the Royal Munster Fusiliers and served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 9 July 1915. Subsequently serving with the 6th and 2nd Battalions, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 26 March 1919.

George Wells was born in 1897 and attested for the Royal Field Artillery at Marylebone, London, on 10 December 1915. He served with the 44th Battery during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 March 1917, and was wounded by gas on 11 November 1917. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 25 September 1919.

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