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№ 695

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19 June 2024

Hammer Price:
£460

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2) (20590. Trumpr. J. Robinson. R.A.; 3767. Trumpr. T. H. D. Willerton. R.A.) very fine (2) £100-£140

John Robinson was born in Alverstoke, Hampshire, in 1859. He enlisted at Gosport aged 15 years 1 month, and served in India from 2 February 1875.

Thomas H. D. Willerton was born in Christchurch, Hampshire, in 1857. Educated at the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, he attested for the Royal Artillery aged 14 years, and was later awarded the Egypt and Sudan Medal, with clasp, Tel el Kebir, and the Khedive’s Star.