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Auction: 22102 - Orders, Decorations and Medals e-Auction VI - e-Auction
Lot: 326

Three: Private F. G. M. Denton, 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Glasgow) Highland Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the First Day of the Somme, 1 July 1916

1914-15 Star (14432 Pte F.G.M. Denton. High: L.I.); British War Medal (14432 Pte. F.G.M. Denton. High. L.I.); Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Frederick George Millar Denton), about extremely fine (3)

Frederick Denton, of Glasgow, and an Assistant Postman at the time of his enlistment, served in France with the 16th Highland Light Infantry from November 1915. Known for being mostly comprised of members (and ex-members) of The Boys' Brigade, the battalion suffered terrible casualties on 1 July 1916 during the attack on Thiepval - 20 officers and 534 other-ranks by the time they came out of the line two days later. Denton's service is commemorated at Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille.
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Estimate
£400 to £500

Starting price
£320