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Lot

№ 738

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25 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£580

Pair: Private G. Empson, Royal Leicestershire Regiment, prisoner-of-war

Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22430723 Pte., R. Leicesters.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, second with slight edge bruising, very fine; first nearly extremely fine (2) £300-340

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for The Korean War 1950-53.

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Private G. Empson, Royal Leicestershire Regiment, was reported ‘missing’ in The Times on 14 June 1952, and confirmed as a prisoner-of-war in The Times on 9 May 1953.