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Three: Private C. F. Pearson, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, who was wounded in action a...
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Three: Private C. F. Pearson, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, who was wounded in action at Le Cateau, 26 August 1914, and taken prisoner of war on the Western Front, 19 October 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7537 Pte C. F. Pearson. 1/Hamps: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7537 Pte. C. F. Pearson. Hamps. R.) with related mounted miniature awards, generally good very fine (3) £140-£180 --- Charles Frederick Pearson was born in Fareham, Hampshire, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Winchester in November 1905. He was discharged in January 1912, only to re-engage for service at the outbreak of the Great War. Pearson served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment on the Western Front from 23 August 1914. He was wounded in action at Le Cateau, 26 August 1914, and listed as ‘Missing in Action’, 19 October 1914. Pearson was later confirmed as a prisoner of war, was interned in Germany and subsequently transferred to Switzerland. Sold with the following original documents: Soldier’s Small Book; letter from the Infantry Record Office informing recipient’s family that he has been wounded in action, dated 21 September 1914; and copied service papers.
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Three: Private C. F. Pearson, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, who was wounded in action at Le Cateau, 26 August 1914, and taken prisoner of war on the Western Front, 19 October 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7537 Pte C. F. Pearson. 1/Hamps: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7537 Pte. C. F. Pearson. Hamps. R.) with related mounted miniature awards, generally good very fine (3) £140-£180 --- Charles Frederick Pearson was born in Fareham, Hampshire, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Winchester in November 1905. He was discharged in January 1912, only to re-engage for service at the outbreak of the Great War. Pearson served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment on the Western Front from 23 August 1914. He was wounded in action at Le Cateau, 26 August 1914, and listed as ‘Missing in Action’, 19 October 1914. Pearson was later confirmed as a prisoner of war, was interned in Germany and subsequently transferred to Switzerland. Sold with the following original documents: Soldier’s Small Book; letter from the Infantry Record Office informing recipient’s family that he has been wounded in action, dated 21 September 1914; and copied service papers.
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