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Victory Medal 1914-19 (6) (5512 Pte. W. Huggins. 14-Lond. R.; 5084 Pte. G. A. Bolton 15-Lond. R.; 4186 Pte. A. W. Witchlow. 18-Lond. R.; 5573 A.Cpl. R. Bell. 20-Lond. R.; 6622 Pte. A. Cottrell. 20-Lond. R.; 6134 Pte. F. T. Clarke. 22-Lond. R.) the first somewhat worn, otherwise very fine (6) £80-£120
George Algernon Bolton was serving with the 15th (Prince of Wales Own Civil Service Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment when he died of wounds on the Western Front on 13 August 1916. He is buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Reginald Bell, of Lincoln, was serving as an Acting Corporal with the 20th Battalion, London Regiment when he died of wounds on the Western Front on 10 October 1918. He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France. The medal roll shows service in France, Macedonia, and Egypt.
Alfred Cottrell, of Thurnham, Kent was serving with the 20th Battalion, London Regiment when he was killed in action on the Western Front on 30 October 1916. He had only been in a theatre of war for two months, having landed in France on 31 August 1916.
Frederick Clarke, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, was serving with the 22 Battalion, London Regiment when he first went to France on 1 September 1916. He was renumbered 683082 in July 1917 and then again when he joined the 1st (City of London) Battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) in August 1917. He died of wounds on 29 December 1917.
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