GROUPS AND SINGLE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY 1221 A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal W. Robinson, 52nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery
MILITARYMEDAL, G.V.R. (43109 Cpl., 52/By. R.F.A.); 1914 STAR (43109 Dvr., R.F.A.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (43109 Cpl., R.A.) edge bruising, very fine (4)
£260-300 M.M. London Gazette 7 October 1918. The recipient came from Ryton-on-Tyne. With copied gazette extracts. 1222
An ‘Archangel Command’ Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Private G. C. Wales, 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (14532 Pte., 13/York. R.); 1914-15 STAR (14532 Pte., York. R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (14532 Pte., York. R.) very fine (4)
£400-500 M.M. London Gazette 13 August 1919.
George Claxton came from Fencehouses, near Sunderland. A Miner by occupation, he enlisted on 2 September 1914. With the 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment he entered France on 13 July 1915. He suffered a gunshot wound to his knee, foot and chest on 3 August 1915 and after being admitted to No. 8 General Hospital, Rouen, he was invlaided to England. Making a recovery, he returned to France, serving with the 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, October 1915-October 1917. He was wounded during the attack on Contalmaison, 10 July 1916 - suffering a gunshot wound to his back and left knee. On 17 September 1917 he sustained a bruised shoulder caused by a bursting shell - likely during the battle of Menin Road, 20-25 September and was again invalided to England. He returned to France once more, February-April 1918. Wales was then sent out to North Russia, 15 October 1918-23 June 1919. Serving there with the 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. He was discharged to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 1 August 1919. With copied gazette extract, m.i.c. and some service papers. .
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A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Private G. W. Findlay, 1/5th Seaforth Highlanders
MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (4331 Pte., 1/5 Sea. Hdrs.-T.F.); 1914-15 STAR (4331 Pte., Sea. Highrs.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (4331 Pte., Seaforth); together with a Tribute Medal, silver, inscribed, ‘A War Token 1914 1918’ ‘George Findlay M.M., from the Ophir Church Woman’s Guild’, very fine (5)
£380-420
M.M. London Gazette 11 November 1916. With copied gazette extracts.
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private J. T. Dodds, 13th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
MILITARYMEDAL, G.V.R. (17905 Pte., 13/Durh. L.I.); 1914-15 STAR (13.17905 Pte., Durh. L.I.); BRITISHWAR ANDVICTORYMEDALS (13-17905 Pte., Durh. L.I.) very fine and better (4)
£350-400 M.M. London Gazette 10 August 1916. With copied research indicating the M.M. was for a raid on German trenches that took place on 3 June 1916. 1225 Family group:
Three: Sapper J. Morris, Royal Engineers, late Loyal North Lancashire Regiment MILITARYMEDAL, G.V.R. (360017 Spr., R.E.); 1914-15 STAR (16270 Pte., L.N. Lan. R.); VICTORYMEDAL 1914-19 (16270 Pte., L. N. Lan. R.) good very fine
Three: attributed to Leading Aircraftsman J. Morris, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese, Singapore, 3 March 1942 1939-45 STAR; PACIFIC STAR; WAR MEDAL 1939-45, these unnamed, extremely fine (6)
£200-240 M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919.
Leading Aircraftsman John Morris, R.A.F.V.R., died as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese in Singapore on 3 March 1942, aged 20 years. His name is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial. He was the son of John and Charlotte Morris of Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. With named condolence slip.
1226 Family group:
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Acting Corporal H. France, 227th Company, Machine Gun Corps MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. 9727 A. Cpl., 227/Coy. M.G.C.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (9727 A. Cpl., M.G.C.)
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private W. France, 62nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, late Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, died of wounds, 5 November 1918 MILITARYMEDAL, G.V.R. (105266 Pte., 62/M.G.C.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (40598 Pte., R. Innis. Fus.) good very fine and better (6)
£400-460
Harry France. M.M. London Gazette 19 March 1918. William France M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.
Private William France, 62nd Battalion M.G.C., died of wounds on 5 November 1918. He was buried in the Awoingt British Cemetery. Harry and William France were the sons of William and Ann France, of 11 Devonshire Street, Islington, London. With copied research.
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