A RARE & HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT SELECTION OF DEATH PLAQUES...ALL FIRST DAY OF THE SOMME. 1st JULY 1916 (All Unique Names bar one.) Some important items.
A SELECTION OF DEATH PLAQUES...ALL FIRST DAY OF THE SOMME. 1st JULY 1916 (These are all to Uniquely named men.... bar the fourth one (Samuel Wells) which has two possibilities)
There are representatives here of some of the most important regiments in this famous battle.
1) L/12865 Pte WILLIAM STANLEY PEASNELL.
2/MIDDLESEX REGt William joined the army as a full time regular on 10th January 1910 and entered France on 7th November 1914
He is entitled to a 1914 Star & Bar Trio.On 1st July 1916 2/Middlesex took part in the attack at Mash Valley near Ovillers / La Boisselle suffering more than 650 casualties that day.
KILLED IN ACTION 1st JULY 1916 £350
2) 2714. Pte LEONARD FAIRCLOUGH.
16th LONDON REGt (Queen's Westminster Rifles)Took part in the diversionary attack at Gommecourt on the 1st of JulyKILLED IN ACTION. 1st JULY 1916. £350
3) 10510, RICHARD FALCUS. KING'S OWN (ROYAL LANCASTER REGT)KILLED IN ACTION 1st JULY 1916 £325
4) 4901, SAMUEL WELLS.14th Bn ROYAL IRISH RIFLES.( There is only one other possibility, but we are happy this is the plaque to the 1/7/16 Sam Wells ) DIED 1st JULY 1916. £345
5) 20/130, WILLIAM MILLER ANNETT. 20th (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) Bn,.NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS.DIED 1st JULY 1916. (SOLD)
A REALY RARE SELECTION OF FIRST DAY PLAQUES.ALL ARE AVAILABLE AS AN OUTRIGHT BUY OR WITH PART-EXCHANGE
(IF YOU ALREADY HAVE SOME "PLAQUELESS" 1st JULY GROUPS, WE HOPE YOUR MAN's MISSING PLAQUE IS HERE ) ......OR, AS THESE ITEMS ARE NOW HIGHLY COLLECTABLE AS SINGLES YOU MIGHT LIKE TO ADD ONE TO YOUR COLLECTION....AND !!! IMPORTANTLY , IF YOU HAVE MEDALS TO ANY OF THESE MEN WE WOULD BE MOST DELIGHTED TO BUY THEM FROM YOU.
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