*A Great War 1914-15 Star and Memorial Plaque Group of 2, with Original ‘Borough of Macclesfield’ Scroll awarded to Sergeant William Henry Dean, 2nd Battalion King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, who died of wounds on 7 May 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres, comprising: 1914-15 Star (9699 Pte W.H. Dean. R. Lanc: R.); Memorial Plaque (William Henry Dean); Mounted inside a large glazed frame with original memorial letter, scroll, and ornate hand-signed scroll from the Borough of Macclesfield, signed by Joseph George Frost (Mayor), 5 January 1921; adhesive mark to reverse of star, otherwise extremely fine (2). Sergeant William Henry Dean, of Macclesfield, Cheshire, was born in 1890, and served with the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in India in 1911. Serving also during the Great War, he died from wounds received with the 2nd Battalion K.O.R.L.R. on 7 May 1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres, at the age of 32. His name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

Estimate: GBP 100 - 150