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8 September 2015

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№ 543 x

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8 September 2015

Hammer Price:
£75

Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (2) (Francis King; Sidney Morgan) very fine (2) £80-100

With copied service papers re. 2nd Lieutenant Francis King, 1st South African Regiment, killed in action, 12 April 1917, aged 22 years. Was mentioned in despatches. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial. Note: Two ‘Francis King’ and sixteen ‘F. King’ on the C.W.G.C. website list.

With copied casualty details re Private Sidney Morgan, 16th Battalion Welsh Regiment, killed in action, 5 August 1917. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Note: One ‘Sidney Morgan’ and four ‘S. Morgan’ on the C.W.G.C. website list.