Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private F. E. Plumridge, 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 25 January 1915

1914 Star, with copy clasp (9820 Pte. F. E. Plumridge. 2/ R. Berks: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9820 Pte. F. E. Plumridge. R. Berks. R.) minor spots of corrosion, otherwise very fine (3) £100-£140

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

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Frederick Ernest Plumridge was born in Windsor, Berkshire in 1894 and attested there for the Royal Berkshire Regiment. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 November 1914 and was killed in action on 25 January 1915. He is buried in Fauquissart Military Cemetery, Laventie, France.