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PHILIP I THE ARAB AE sestertius
Edward Burke was born on 2 January 1892
Jubilee hallmarked at Birmingham in 1977
Milan mint
Countermark in lower left field
WW2. D Day casualty & Prisoner of War grouping. Holmes. Royal Warwickshire Regiment. ***RESERVED*** PHILIP I THE ARAB AEA superb and interesting collection of items relating to 14611509 Walter Leslie Holmes. 2nd Battalion. Warwickshire regiment. D. O. B. 26th Jan 1914. The 2nd Battalion saw action at the evacuation from Dunkirk in June 1940. They landed on Sword beach on 6th June 1944 as part of the intended advance on Caen, and saw heavy fighting. It was at this point that Walter was captured, probably wounded (Date of action given as 7 6 44). He was transferred to