Henry VIII. Sovereign Penny. Durham mint. #sherborne They formed part of the

They formed part of the defensive lines during the First Battle of Gaza however during the Second Battle they were heavily engaged around the Less Hill and later skirmishing at Tank Redoubt

Toned as pictured

Mobilised upon the outbreak of the Great War with the Army Veterinary Corps on 5 August he entered the war in France on 13 August 1914

Referenced in Balmer

edge marked with triangle and 'Bronze'

Henry VIII. Sovereign Penny. Durham mint. #sherborne They formed part of theArchbishop Cuthbert Tunstall, Obv. King enthroned facing, holding sceptre in right hand. Rev. CIVITAS DURRAM, square topped shield over long cross fourche, C D across field, 0. 671g, 2h, MM. star [on obverse only] (North 1813; S. 2354), once bright lustrous, but now richly cabinet toned, a pleasing good very fine, a charming little coin with an attractive obverse. Provenance Spinks 12 24 The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870 1941)