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Lot

№ 609

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16 December 2003

Hammer Price:
£100

1914 Star, with copy clasp (289 Pte. H. Cable, 1/Rif. Brig.) nearly extremely fine £40-60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb 1914 Star Collection.

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Herbert George Cable was born in Maidstone, Kent and enlisted at Eastbourne. Serving with the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, he entered the France / Flanders theatre of war on 23 August 1914. He was killed in action on 26 August 1914. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial. ‘Soldiers Died’ and ‘Commonwealth War Graves Commission’ give his number as ‘286’.