£110
A FIRST WORLD WAR PAIR AND MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO THE ARMY CYCLIST CORPS. A Great War pair comprising War Medal and Victory Medal named to 20512 E.S. Wilkinson A. Cyc Corps. the plaque to Sam Wilkinson. Mounted in a glazed frame with Army Cyclist Corps cap badge. Sam Wilkinson from Halifax, Yorkshire rose to the rank of Lance Corporal before being killed in action on the 8th September 1917 whilst serving with the 18th Battalion of the Army Cyclists Corp. He is buried at the Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery West of Ypres. He also served as number 3137 with the West Riding Division Cyclists Corps.Maximum dimensions 44 x 34cm.
With a collection of printed research including an image of the recipient's headstone and an obituary "I am sorry to say he was killed on the 8th inst. in the very early morning by a hostile bomb. ... I, along with several of his comrades, buried him in a quiet cemetery well behind the lines. ... I feel his absence sincerely, for we were the only two, about here from the same village.". *CR Not examined out of the frame. A lot fee of £8 inc. VAT will be charged on top of the hammer price and BP on all lots.
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