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Three: Lieutenant D. F. Milne, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action in Mesopotamia on 5 November 1917 1914-15 Star (Lieut. D. F. Milne. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. D. F. Milne.) the Star gilded, the BWM heavily lacquered, otherwise very fine Pair: Private N. Bramwell, Manchester Regiment British War and Victory Medals (3329. Pte. N. Bramwell. Manch. R.) very fine (5) £100-£140 --- Donald Farrow Milne was born at Cheadle on 20 April 1895 and was educated at Oundle School. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 20th Battalion, Manchester Regiment on 30 November 1914, he served with the battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 November 1915, before proceeding to India to join the 1st Battalion on attachment. He served with the 1st Manchesters in Mesopotamia from September 1917, and was killed in action during the Battle of Tikrit on 5 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. His Commanding Officer wrote: ‘Though he had only been with us sixteen days, we liked him from the beginning, and all ranks spoke well of him.’ Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient. Norman Bramwell attested for the Manchester Regiment and served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 22 October 1915. Sold with a Manchester Regiment cap badge.
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Three: Lieutenant D. F. Milne, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action in Mesopotamia on 5 November 1917 1914-15 Star (Lieut. D. F. Milne. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. D. F. Milne.) the Star gilded, the BWM heavily lacquered, otherwise very fine Pair: Private N. Bramwell, Manchester Regiment British War and Victory Medals (3329. Pte. N. Bramwell. Manch. R.) very fine (5) £100-£140 --- Donald Farrow Milne was born at Cheadle on 20 April 1895 and was educated at Oundle School. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 20th Battalion, Manchester Regiment on 30 November 1914, he served with the battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 November 1915, before proceeding to India to join the 1st Battalion on attachment. He served with the 1st Manchesters in Mesopotamia from September 1917, and was killed in action during the Battle of Tikrit on 5 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. His Commanding Officer wrote: ‘Though he had only been with us sixteen days, we liked him from the beginning, and all ranks spoke well of him.’ Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient. Norman Bramwell attested for the Manchester Regiment and served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 22 October 1915. Sold with a Manchester Regiment cap badge.
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