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Three: Private B. Inch, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1914-15 Star (2711 Pte. B. Inch. R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2711 Pte. B. Inch. R. War. R.) nearly extremely fine
Three: Private E. A. Emery, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
1914-15 Star (18268 Pte. E. A. Emery. R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (18628 Pte. E. A. Emery. R.W. Fus.) note numbers, the Star with light silver tone, generally very fine (6) £100-£140
B. Inch served at Gallipoli with the 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment from 11 July 1915. Landing at Cape Helles to relieve 29th Division, the men were soon in action at Sari Bair, Russell’s Top and the Battle for Hill 60. Moved to the Helles bridgehead, the 9th Battalion repulsed the last Turkish attacks on 7 January 1916 and were evacuated to Mudros and on to Port Said just hours later. Transferred to the Essex Regiment, Inch survived the Great War and was discharged to Army Reserve on 11 March 1919.
Ernest A. Emery served in France with the 16th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers from 3 December 1915. Transferred to the Royal Engineers he was discharged to Army Reserve on 18 March 1919.
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