GROUPS AND SINGLE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY 121 A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private R. Jameson, South Lancashire Regiment
MILITARYMEDAL, G.V.R. (202478 Pte. R. Jameson. 1/4 S. Lan: R.); BRITISHWAR ANDVICTORYMEDALS (202478 Pte. R. Jameson. S. Lan. R.) good very fine (3)
£300-400
M.M. London Gazette 7 October 1918. The Recommendation, dated 16 May 1918, states: ‘For gallantry and devotion to duty near Mesplaux Farm between 9th and 14th April. On one occasion, when No. 1 Lewis gunner, he held up the enemy until the whole of his Company had got clear and reorganised, and then carried his gun out of action.’
Robert Jameson was born in Stockport, Cheshire, on 7 December 1889, and attested for the South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales’ Volunteers) around April 1916. Posted to the 1st/4th Battalion, he joined the Battalion on the Western Front later that year. On 9 April 1918, when the Germans launched the second phase of their Spring Offensive, Jameson was with the Battalion in reserve billets at Locon, a village about 3 miles north of Bethune. On the morning of 9 April, Locon and the surrounding villages were subjected to a heavy German artillery barrage and in the afternoon Battalion Headquarters and ‘A’ and ‘D’ Companies, which included Jameson, were ordered forward a short distance to Mesplaux Farm, where for the next five days they were heavily shelled and engaged in frequent heavy fighting with the enemy. Over this five day period the Battalion Headquarters and the two Companies lost over half their men, with 13 Officers and 209 other ranks either killed, wounded, or missing, and for his gallantry and devotion to duty during this period Jameson was awarded the Military Medal.Jameson returned to Cheshire after the War, and died in Stockport 15 June 1978.
Sold with copied Medal Index and Gallantry Award Cards; Battalion War Diaries for the period 9-14 April 1918; and other research. 122 A Great War ‘1918’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private R. Plested, East Lancashire Regiment
MILITARYMEDAL, G.V.R. (32450 Pte. R. Plested. 1/E. Lan: R.) slightly polished; BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (32450 Pte. R. Plested. E. Lan. R.) mounted as worn, generally very fine (3)
£300-340 M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918. 123
A Great War M.M. awarded to Sergeant J. Malone, Durham Light Infantry MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (250016 Sjt: J. Malone. 6/Durh: L.I.) edge bruising, nearly very fine M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918.
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£200-240
A Great War 1918 ‘Somme’ M.M. group of four awarded Sergeant J. N. Clifton, 112th Howitzer Battery, Australian Field Artillery, Australian Imperial Force
MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (4358 Sjt: J. N. Clifton. 12/A. Bde: Aust: F.A.); 1914-15 STAR (4358 Pte. J. N. Clifton. 3/... A.I.F.) attempt to obliterate unit; BRITISHWAR MEDAL 1914-20 (4358 Sjt. J. N. Clifton 3 G. Hosp A.I.F.); VICTORY MEDAL 1914-19 (4358 Sgt. J. N. Clifton 3 A.G.H. A.I.F.) generally very fine (4)
£700-900 M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918. A recommendation appears in the Battery War Diary for 13 June 1918:
‘On the night of 12/13 the 112th Howitzer Battery when carrying out the usual nightly shoot had a premature, which unfortunately wounded three men, two of whom eventually died, No. 3563 Gnr. Law J.P. and No. 842 Bdr. McCormack J. The battery was being shelled at the time and for conspicuous bravery in attending the wounded No. 4358
Sgt.Clifton J. N. and No.2387 Gnr. Lambert R., were recommended for D.C.M. and M.M. respectively. The usual harassing fire was carried out; also all batteries checked their registrations. Enemy still fairly quiet; a few shells have fallen near battery positions but it appears to be an area shoot only. Flanders grippe dying out very small percentage now affected.’
James Newton Clifton was born in Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, in 1890. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, 25 April 1914. Clifton initially served on the strength of the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, and embarked for Gallipoli in R.M.S. Mooltan, 15 May 1915. He was evacuated to the UK with Enteric Fever, 10 October 1915. Having recovered, Clifton transferred to the 12th (Army) Brigade Australian Field Artillery 26 October 1916, and served with the 112th Howitzer Battery in France from March 1917.
Clifton advanced to Sergeant in December 1917, and was awarded his M.M. for gallantry during operations on the Somme, 13 June 1918. He received a gunshot wound to the right thigh, 4 July 1918, and returned to Australia in S.S. Suevic. Clifton was discharged 21 June 1919.
125 A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Private H. H. Read, 6th Dragoon Guards, late 5th Dragoon Guards
MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (D-78 Pte. H. H. Read. 6/D. Gds:); 1914 STAR, with later slide clasp (78 Pte H. [sic] Read. 5/D. Gds.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (D-78 Pte. H. H. Read. 5-D. Gds.) generally very fine or better (4)
£400-500 M.M. London Gazette 11 December 1918.
Henry H. Read served during the Great War with the 5th Dragoon Guards in the French theatre of war from 15 August 1914. He subsequently served with the Corps of Dragoons, and was serving with the 6th Dragoon Guards at the time of winning his M.M.
126 A Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Gunner H. Coldwell, Royal Garrison Artillery
MILITARYMEDAL, G.V.R. (175901 Gnr: H. Coldwell. 126/Sge: By: R.G.A.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (175901 Gnr. H. Coldwell. R.A.) generally good very fine (3)
£180-220 M.M. London Gazette 11 December 1918. 127
A Great War M.M. awarded to Private F. Singleton, Royal Fusiliers MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (82363 Pte. F. Singleton. 10/R. Fus.) very fine M.M. London Gazette 24 January 1919.
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