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Auction: 22101 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 352

Four: Private W. J. Orton, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, killed in action on 15 September 1916

1914-15 Star (13307 Pte W. J. Orton. C.Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (13307 Pte. W. J. Orton. C. Gds.); Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (William Joseph Orton) with card envelope of issue and presentation letter, some contact wear overall, very fine (4)

William Joseph Orton was born at Cliff Hill, Leicestershire and lived at Stanton-Under-Bordon, Leicester. Enlisting at Leicester he served with the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards until he was killed in the opening stages of the Battle of Flers–Courcelette on 15 September 1916. He is commemorated upon the Thiepval Memorial; sold together with copied M.I.C., Commonwealth War Graves Details and two copied photographs of the Stanton-Under-Bardon War Memorial along with the original OHMS enveloped addressed to 'Mrs W. J. Orton, Stanton-under-Barton'.

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Sold for
£200

Starting price
£130