Killed First Day Somme | 1914-15 Star Medal Trio | Lancashire Regt.
Private Warr was killed in action
on the 1st day of The Somme.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
Killed First Day Somme 1914 Star medal-trio for sale. The medal-group to Private John Warr, 1st Bn, Lancashire Regiment. The Somme medals, with ribbons include;
1914 Star War Medal Victory Medal
Condition report: The medals cleaned [lightly] in the past. Clean Silk ribbons.
Notes on Private John Warr: Warr was killed in action on the first day of the Somme. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
The Lancashire Regiment mounted an attack on Beaumont-Hamel with disastrous results: 7 officers killed, and 14 wounded, along with 156 ORs killed, 298 wounded, and 11 missing.
Note: Medal entitlement and Commonwealth War Graves Commission [photocopies] plus regimental history [photocopies] included in the sale.
Additional notes: The attack on the fortress village of Beaumont-Hamel was made famous in the film, the Sunken Lane.
Price: SOLD
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