£150
A FIRST WORLD WAR TRIO AND PLAQUE TO THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. POSSIBLY FROM THE THIRD DAY OF THE SOMME. A Great War trio comprising 1914-15 Star named to 17487 Pte W.J.ALLEN N. STAFF.R. War Medal and Victory Medal similarly named, the plaque Walter John Allen, with scroll. Walter Allen served with the 8th Battalion of the North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Regiment, he was recorded as missing since the 3rd-6th of July 1916, The 8th Battalion had advanced towards La Boisselle 'we had to take the village of La Boisselle and we were driven back twice', finally the Battalion took and held three lines of German trenches, lion which they held for four days until relieved. A letter from the Red Cross from September 20th 1917 confirms that he was no longer considered missing. Allen, a Birmingham man enlisted in the city and entered France on the 18th July 1915, he has no known grave and is recorded on the memorial at Thiepval. Sold with a collection of original documents, photographs, copied MiC and War diary extracts. *CR Photos and original documents in mixed condition. 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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