Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Lance-Sergeant J. Plater, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, who was killed in action at the Battle of Guillemont on the Somme on 3 September 1916

1914 Star (8393 Pte. J. Plater. 1/ Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8393 Cpl. J. Plater. Bedf. R.); Memorial Plaque (Joseph Plater) the last with small spots of corrosion, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Recipients of the 1914 Star.

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Joseph Plater served with the 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 August 1914 and was killed in action with ‘C’ Company at the Battle of Guillemont on 3 September 1916 aged 29 years. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.