Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

Three: Private W. Russell, 15th Canadian Infantry

1914-15 Star (63743 Pte., 15/Can. Inf.); British War and Victory Medals (63743 Pte., 15-Can. Inf.), together with related Memorial Plaque (William Russell) and Memorial Cross, G.V.R., the reverse officially inscribed ‘63743 Pte. W. Russell’, nearly extremely fine (5) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to The Gordon Highlanders and Associated Units from the Collection of A.J. Henderson.

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William Russell was killed in action in Belgium on 26 April 1916, while attached to the 23-Canadian Infantry and was buried in Woods Cemetery, Zillebeke.