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Auction 75  26 September 2012
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Lot 2079

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 120 GBP
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MILITARY MEDALS. Family Groups. Family Group to 'Jameson': Great War 1914-15 Trio to Private Whalley J Jameson, East Lancashire Regiment, 1914-15 Star (3017 Pte. W. Jameson, E. Lan. R.), British War and Victory Medals (Pte.); officially impressed, group loose mounted on card for display; WWII Naval Group to his son, Ordinary Seaman Joseph H Jameson, Royal Navy, killed in action aboard HMS Egret on the 20th of August, 1943, 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945, War Medal, 1939-1945; medals unnamed as issued, loose mounted on card for display, incorrectly ordered. All toned about extremely fine to extremely fine. (8)
Private Whalley Jameson, of 4 Newark Street, Accrington, had previously worked as a Miner before attesting for Great War service with the East Lancashire Regiment. Having returned home after the war, he later died whilst working as a Coal-Getter at Scaltcliffe Colliery, where he collapsed at the coal-face, aged 52.
His Son, OS Joseph Jameson, was first considered missing and later killed in action, when HMS Egret was sunk by a glider bomb off the coast of North-West Spain. Sold with OHMS box of issue addressed to W Jameson, 162 Wellington Street, Accrington, Lancs, and copy local newspapers clippings relating to both recipients.

Estimate: £100-120
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