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8 September 2015

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8 September 2015

Hammer Price:
£120

Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (2) (Herbert Alfred Rose; William Perry Stevens) second pierced at 12 o’clock, very fine (2) £80-100

Private Herbert Alfred Rose, Liverpool Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 1 May 1915. As a Sergeant serving with the 4th Battalion Liverpool Regiment, he died of wounds on 25 April 1916. He was buried in Bethune Town Cemetery. Rose was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 15 June 1916). With copied casualty details.

William Perry Stevens was born and enlisted at St. Just, Cornwall. As a Private in the 10th Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, he was killed in action on the Western Front on 8 November 1916. He was buried in the Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps. Somme, France. With copied casualty details.