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Family group: Pair: Private G. Attwood, 12th (Service) Battalion (Bristol), Gloucestershi...
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Family group: Pair: Private G. Attwood, 12th (Service) Battalion (Bristol), Gloucestershire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 3 September 1916 1914-15 Star (20054 Pte G. Attwood. Glouc: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (20054 Pte. G. Attwood. Glouc. R.); Memorial Plaque (George Attwood) last in card envelope of issue, good very fine 1914-15 Star (406902 Pte M. Attwood. 4/Can: Mtd: Rif:) nearly extremely fine (4) £100-£140 --- George Attwood was born in 1882, and was the son of Mr and Mrs J. Attwood of Bristol, both of whom were deceased by the time of the Great War. He emigrated to Canada with his younger brother Morely, and resided in Ontario. Attwood returned to the UK to visit family before the outbreak of the Great War, and was then unable to return. As a consequence he enlisted in the British Army, and served with the 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 3 September 1916. Private Attwood is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Morely Abraham Attwood was the younger brother of the above, and was born in 1893. He served during the Great War with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 2 June 1916. Private Attwood is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Sold with photographic images of recipients.
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Family group: Pair: Private G. Attwood, 12th (Service) Battalion (Bristol), Gloucestershire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 3 September 1916 1914-15 Star (20054 Pte G. Attwood. Glouc: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (20054 Pte. G. Attwood. Glouc. R.); Memorial Plaque (George Attwood) last in card envelope of issue, good very fine 1914-15 Star (406902 Pte M. Attwood. 4/Can: Mtd: Rif:) nearly extremely fine (4) £100-£140 --- George Attwood was born in 1882, and was the son of Mr and Mrs J. Attwood of Bristol, both of whom were deceased by the time of the Great War. He emigrated to Canada with his younger brother Morely, and resided in Ontario. Attwood returned to the UK to visit family before the outbreak of the Great War, and was then unable to return. As a consequence he enlisted in the British Army, and served with the 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 3 September 1916. Private Attwood is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Morely Abraham Attwood was the younger brother of the above, and was born in 1893. He served during the Great War with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 2 June 1916. Private Attwood is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Sold with photographic images of recipients.
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