£200
A FIRST WORLD WAR TRIO AND MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. A Great War trio comprising 1914-15 Star named to 15110 Pte G.E. Everest Bedf R. War Medal and Victory medal similarly named. Memorial plaque named to George Edward Everest. Mounted with dog tag and shoulder title. George Edward Everest was born at Woolwich in Kent and enlisted at St Albans whilst living in Coventry. He died on the 23rd January 1916 when serving with C Company of the 1st Battalion. He is buried in Citadel new Military cemetery at Fricourt on the Somme, his headstone reads 'Rest in Peace', he was 28 years old. The Coventry book of remembrance describe the events of that day 'the Battalion were in billets at Bray-sur-Somme. The following day they relieved the Norfolks in a subsector and throughout the coming weeks they were engaged in mining fatigues, cutting the enemy's wire and reconnaissance. The Battalion returned to their billets on January 22nd. On the following day 'C' Company were sent on mining fatigues and whilst carrying out this task Private Everest lost his life'. With postal box for the medals, Memorial Scroll and other items. Mounted for display with copied research including images of his headstone.
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