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18 June 2020

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№ 275

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18 June 2020

Hammer Price:
£150

Pair: Private A. Farr, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 12 October 1918

British War and Victory Medals (74955 Pte. A. Farr. Manch. R.); Memorial Plaque (Allan Farr) in card envelope and outer envelope, addressed to Mr. Farr, Frogsmore, Exning, Newmarket’, nearly extremely fine (3) £80-£120

Allan Farr was born in Hereford and attested for the Manchester Regiment at Newmarket. He served with the 12th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 12 October 1918. He is buried in Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, France.

Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient’s grave.