Three: Lance-Corporal H. Castell, Somerset Light Infantry, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 14 June 1916

1914-15 Star (10834 Pte. H. Castell. Som: L.I.) rank and initial double-struck; British War and Victory Medals (10834. Pte. H. Castell. Som. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Herbert Castell) plaque pierced at 12 o’clock; corrosion to both Star and VM, generally good fine and better (4) £80-£100

Herbert Castell was born in Henbury, Bristol, in 1897 and attested for the Somerset Light Infantry. He served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 24 July 1915, and died of wounds in No. 17 Casualty Clearing Station on 14 June 1916. He is buried in Lussenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.