Baldwin & Sons
Auction 75 26 September 2012
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MILITARY MEDALS. Campaign Groups. Great War Pair awarded to Private John Wolstenholme, 20th (Service) (5th City Pals) Battalion Manchester Regiment, late East Lancashire Regiment, died of wounds, British War and Victory Medals, 1914-19 (40268 Pte. J. Wolstenholme. Manch. R.); officially impressed, pair court mounted on board for display, with original box of issue. Dark and somewhat uneven tone, Victory medal just a touch corroded, otherwise good very fine. (2)
Private John Wolstenholme was wounded in action with the 20th Battalion Manchester Regiment and later died as a result of these wounds at home in England 10 February 1917, at the age of 28. His CWGC casualty record shows him as the son of Robert and Sarah Jane Wolstenholme, of 23 Jessel Street, Mill Hill, Blackburn, and his grave is located at the New Row Methodist Burial Ground, Blackburn.
Estimate: £60-80
Private John Wolstenholme was wounded in action with the 20th Battalion Manchester Regiment and later died as a result of these wounds at home in England 10 February 1917, at the age of 28. His CWGC casualty record shows him as the son of Robert and Sarah Jane Wolstenholme, of 23 Jessel Street, Mill Hill, Blackburn, and his grave is located at the New Row Methodist Burial Ground, Blackburn.
Estimate: £60-80