Six British War Medals: Second Lieutenant F.G. Plant, 1st Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment; Second Lieutenant C.G. Jelf, 6th Battalion, The East Kent Regiment; Lieutenant C.W.B. Marsh, 6th Battalion, East Kent Regiment; Captain E.W.L. Foxell, East Kent Regiment attached 3rd Army Gas School; Captain H.R. Sparenborg, 1st Battalion, King's Own Lancaster Regiment; Second Lieutenant P.M. Richards, 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, very fine or better, all but the first medal with photographs (6)

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Six British War Medals: Second Lieutenant F.G. Plant, 1st Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment; Second Lieutenant C.G. Jelf, 6th Battalion, The East Kent Regiment; Lieutenant C.W.B. Marsh, 6th Battalion, East Kent Regiment; Captain E.W.L. Foxell, East Kent Regiment attached 3rd Army Gas School; Captain H.R. Sparenborg, 1st Battalion, King's Own Lancaster Regiment; Second Lieutenant P.M. Richards, 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, very fine or better, all but the first medal with photographs (6)

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INDENTSecond Lieutenant Frederick George Plant was killed in action on the First Day of the Battle of Loos, 25 September 1915 and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Second Lieutenant Charles Gordon Jelf was killed in action during the attack on Hulloch 13 October 1915 and is buried in Vermelles British Cemetery (Ruvigny's Roll of Honour Vol.II refers).

Lieutenant Charles Walter Brockwell Marsh was killed in action during the attack on Hulloch, 13 October 1915.

Captain Edward William Lanchester Foxell died 11 June 1917 and is buried at Frevent St. Hilaire (University College of London Roll of Honour refers).

Captain Hans Robert Sparenborg was killed in action during the retreat from Mons at Harcourt near Le Cateau 26 August 1914 (Dulwich College Roll of Honour p.222 refers).

Second Lieutenant Percival Morgan Richards was killed in action on the Somme 15 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

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