Lot Archive

Lot

№ 959

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4 December 2001

Hammer Price:
£170

Five: Private C. Perkins, Essex Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5493 Pte., 1st Essex Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5493 Pte., Essex Regt.); 1914-15 Star Trio (3-1989 Pte., Essex R.) the first pair with contact marks but better than good fine, otherwise good very fine (5) £120-140

Private C. Perkins served in France from 24 November 1914, and died of wounds at home on 20 April 1915. He is buried in Guildford (Stoke) Old Cemetery, Surrey.