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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 323

Three: Able Seaman H. J. Harker, Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division, killed in action on 9 May 1915

1914-15 Star (KP.436. H. J. Harker. A.B., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (K.P.436 H. J. Harker. A.B. R.N.V.R.), good very fine (3)

Herbert John Harker was born in Leeds on 23 November 1895 and worked at Kitson & Co's engineering works in Leeds. He had been a member of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry upon joining the Royal Naval Division Depot at Crystal Palace on 10 September 1914. Assigned to the Drake Battalion on 3 November 1914, he was made Able Seaman on 1 March 1915 and was killed in action in the Dardanelles on 9 May 1915. He is commemorated upon the Helles Memorial and died the day after his friend Able Seaman L. Webster (KP/435) had been killed; sold together with named boxes and forwarding letter, besides copied photograph of the recipient.

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Sold for
£200

Starting price
£130