A GREAT WAR CASUALTY GROUP TO PTE PAYNE ROYAL FUSILIERS
Pair. Correctly impressed. GS-59496 Pte O G Payne Royal Fus
Memorial Plaque to Oscar Gerald Payne.
Condition GVF
With a letter of condolence from his sergeant, Charles F Hebburn, and letters from his brothers to his wife.
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£150 - £250
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Hammer price:
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£180 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Oscar
Gerald Payne was born in Piddletrenthide, Dorset, in 1891. At the time of the
1911 census, he was working as an 'Assistant Grocer' and living at 11 Cross
Street, Tenbury, Worcestershire. By 1913 he was back living in the Dorset area;
he married Matilda Harriet Thomas in 1915.
A
member of the 4th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, Oscar was tragically killed in
action on the 14th of December 1917. He was laid to rest in Mory Abbey Military
Cemetery.
