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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 342

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Three: 2nd Lieutenant A. J. V. Harden, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Loos, 25 September 1915

1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. A. J. V. Harden. R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. A. J. V. Harden.), mounted for wear, good very fine (3)

Arthur James Victor Harden was the son of Lieutenant Colonel George Harden and Mabel Elliott Harden. He was born at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on 15 May 1897 and was educated at Wellington College and from there went to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Harden was gazetted Second Lieutenant on 13 January 1915 and entered the war in France on 25 May 1915. He was killed in action on 25 September 1915, the first day of the Battle of Loos and is buried in the Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos. His medals were applied for by Lieutenant-Commander G. E. Harden, Royal Navy in September 1921.

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Estimate
£200 to £300

Starting price
£160