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Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum

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№ 44

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14 April 2021

Hammer Price:
£170

Pair: Private A. W. Franklin, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, late Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action on 3 September 1916

British War and Victory Medals (21321 Pte. A. W. Franklin. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Albert William Franklin) extremely fine (3) £60-£80

Albert William Franklin was born at Overthorpe, Northants, and enlisted into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Banbury, Oxon. He was serving with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, No. 30008, when he was killed in action on 3 September 1916. He is buried in Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt.