Lot Archive

Lot

№ 1035

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7 December 2005

Hammer Price:
£450

Three: Private J. Simpson, Grenadier Guards

1914 Star (14941 Pte., 1/G. Gds); British War and Victory Medals (14941 Pte., G. Gds.); Memorial Plaque (James Simpson) generally extremely fine (4) £250-300

James Simpson was born in Charlton Abbotts, Gloucestershire and enlisted at Cheltenham. Serving with the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, he was killed in action on 27 October 1914. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Entitled to clasp to 1914 Star.