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Auction: 25002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 111

Three: Private T. Beeby, 10th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry and Shropshire Yeomanry, who was Killed in Action in Palestine in April 1917

British War and Victory Medals (1882 Pte. T. Beeby. Shrops. Yeo.); Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Thomas Beeby), all in named card boxes of issue and outer envelopes, extremely fine (3)

Provenance:
Purchased Neate, October 1997.

Thomas Beeby was a native of Great Salkeld, Cumberland and served with the Shropshire Yeomanry and then the 10th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. The unit found themselves in Palestine in early 1917. Moving forward from Khan Yunis, they marched to Belas on 17 April. Moving forward to a line some 2000 yards south-east of the Mansora Ridge, they suffered Captain Jones wounded by shell fire and two other ranks killed by bomb from an aeroplane on 19 April. The death of Beeby is recorded by the C.W.G.C. on 20 April, however, it might be presumed he was one of the bomb victims. He is buried in the Deir el Belah Cemetery, Palestine.

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Estimate
£140 to £180

Starting price
£110