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1914-15 STAR (2) (14514 Pte. W.E. Dorney, Som. L.I.; 3-7174 Pte. G.W. Lambert, Som. L.I.), good very fine

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1914-15 STAR (2) (14514 Pte. W.E. Dorney, Som. L.I.; 3-7174 Pte. G.W. Lambert, Som. L.I.), good very fine

VICTORY MEDAL 1914-19 (2) (5759 Pte. J. Cousins, Som. L.I.; 27060 Pte. W.E. Prowse, Som. L.I.), good very fine (4)
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Private William Edward Dorney, who was from Bristol, was killed in action, France and Flanders, on 11.5.1915, while serving with the 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry.

Private George William Lambert, who was from Bristol, was killed in action, France and Flanders, on 30.8.1918, while serving with the 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry.

Private Joseph Cousins, who was from Bristol, was killed in action on the Somme on 26.8.1916, while serving with the 6th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry.

Private William Edmund Prowse, who was from Plymouth, was killed in action on the Somme on 1.10.1916, while serving with the 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry.