A magnificent & 100% totally complete K.O.Y.L.I. set, comprising.
1914-1915 Trio
with mint original ribbons.
20617. Pte. JOSEPH PERCY BEARDALL.
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
(Killed In Action)
17th October 1918.
Death Plaque in original card case,
JOSEPH PERCY BEARDSALL Buckingham Palace slip & Commemoration Scroll
Pte JOSEPH PERCY BEARDSALL. YORKSHIRE L.I. in original addressed mailing tube,
To:Mrs. H. Beard(s)all Wayside Cottage, Hansworth, Sheffield.
Red Dog Tag,
BEARDALL . J. 20617. K.O.Y.L.I. C of E.
Joseph Percy Beardall. The Correct spelling, which is on all the medals and the tag, is BEARDALL (without the "S") was killed just 25 days before the end of the Great War, while serving with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and is remembered with honour at:
HIGHLAND CEMETERY, LE CATEAU, FRANCE.
A HIGHLY EMOTIVE GROUPING TO A YOUNG MAN WHO DIED JUST A FEW SHORT DAYS BEFORE THE ARMISTICE on 11th November 1918. Totally complete groups like this are becoming very scarce indeed. SOLD