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Three: Private F. J. Whent, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the...
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Three: Private F. J. Whent, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 August 1916 1914-15 Star (Po.14719, Pte. E. J. Whent, R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Po.14719. Pte. E. J. Whent. R.M.L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Ernest James Whent) in card envelope and outer OHMS transmission envelope, addressed to ‘Mr. E .Whent, Bridge St., Long Melford, Suffolk.’, nearly extremely fine (4) £100-£140 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Ernest James Whent was born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, on 12 March 1888 and enlisted into the Portsmouth Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry at Swindon on 18 February 1907. He served during the Great War initially afloat in H.M.S. Superb, and then ashore with the 2nd Royal Naval Brigade at Gallipoli, and then subsequently at Stavros in Salonica, before transferring to the Western Front in May 1916, serving with the 1st Royal Marine Battalion, 63rd Royal Naval Division. He was killed in action on 3 August 1916, and is buried in Tranchee de Mecknes Cemetery, France. Sold with copied service record and other research.
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Three: Private F. J. Whent, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 August 1916 1914-15 Star (Po.14719, Pte. E. J. Whent, R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Po.14719. Pte. E. J. Whent. R.M.L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Ernest James Whent) in card envelope and outer OHMS transmission envelope, addressed to ‘Mr. E .Whent, Bridge St., Long Melford, Suffolk.’, nearly extremely fine (4) £100-£140 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Ernest James Whent was born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, on 12 March 1888 and enlisted into the Portsmouth Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry at Swindon on 18 February 1907. He served during the Great War initially afloat in H.M.S. Superb, and then ashore with the 2nd Royal Naval Brigade at Gallipoli, and then subsequently at Stavros in Salonica, before transferring to the Western Front in May 1916, serving with the 1st Royal Marine Battalion, 63rd Royal Naval Division. He was killed in action on 3 August 1916, and is buried in Tranchee de Mecknes Cemetery, France. Sold with copied service record and other research.
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