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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Martin Fricker

Medal given to Battle of Trafalgar hero aged ELEVEN goes on sale for £15,000

A medal awarded to an 11-year-old boy who took part in the Battle of Trafalgar is on sale for £15,000.

Lieutenant William Pilch was allowed to join the navy aged 10 as his family were friends with Admiral Lord Nelson.

William served as a first class volunteer aboard HMS Bellerophon, a 74-gun ship nicknamed Billy Ruffian.

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