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A Collection of Medals to recipients of the 1914 Star, Part 1
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Three: Private B. Howlett, 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, who was wounded by gunshot on 12 March 1915, and was killed in action at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916 1914 Star, with copy clasp (8981 Pte. B. Howlett. S. Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (8981 Pte. B. Howlett. S. Gds.) good very fine (3) £200-£240 --- Benjamin Howlett was born in Liverpool and attested there for the Scots Guards in June 1914, aged 18 years and 333 days. He served initially with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 October 1914 and was wounded in the left breast by shell-fire and by gun-shot to the left arm on 12 March 1915. After a period of recuperation in England he was posted to the 1st Battalion and returned to the Western Front on 3 October 1915. He was killed in action serving with the 1st Battalion on 15 September 1916, the opening day of the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
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Three: Private B. Howlett, 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, who was wounded by gunshot on 12 March 1915, and was killed in action at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916 1914 Star, with copy clasp (8981 Pte. B. Howlett. S. Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (8981 Pte. B. Howlett. S. Gds.) good very fine (3) £200-£240 --- Benjamin Howlett was born in Liverpool and attested there for the Scots Guards in June 1914, aged 18 years and 333 days. He served initially with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 October 1914 and was wounded in the left breast by shell-fire and by gun-shot to the left arm on 12 March 1915. After a period of recuperation in England he was posted to the 1st Battalion and returned to the Western Front on 3 October 1915. He was killed in action serving with the 1st Battalion on 15 September 1916, the opening day of the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
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