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Pair: Lance-Corporal G. Preston, Rifle Brigade, who was killed in action with the 3rd Battalion at Passchendaele in August 1917
British War and Victory Medals (S-11189 L. Cpl., Rif. Bde.), initial ‘C.’ on the first, one or two edge nicks, good very fine (2) £60-80
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Cheshire and Manchester Regiments, Rifle Brigade and Royal Green Jackets formed by the late David Boniface.
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George Preston, who was born in Bolton, Lancashire, was killed in action at Passchendaele on 1 August 1917, while serving in the 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Formerly a member of the R.A.M.C., he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
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