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№ 1150

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9 May 2019

Hammer Price:
£190

Pair: Troop Sergeant Major J. Wheller, 11th Hussars

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1320. Tp: S. Maj: J. Wheller. 11th Hussars.) rank partially officially corrected; Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (Sjt. J. Wheller. 11-Hrs.) generally very fine or better (2) £160-£200

John Wheller was born in Brompton, London, and served with the 11th Hussars. He was awarded the M.S.M. with annuity in 1932, and died of Pneumonia in Leeds in July of the following year. In later life Wheller had been employed as an Inspector with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.