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A Great War 1917 ‘Bullecourt operations’ M.M. pair awarded to Sergeant J. J. Howley, 58th Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who was originally recommended for the D.C.M. for his repeated gallantry over several days in May 1917
Military Medal, G.V.R. (2937 Pte J. J. Howley. 58/Aust: Inf:); British War Medal 1914-20 (2937 Sgt. J. J. Howley. 6 Bn. A.I.F.) mounted for display, generally very fine or better (2)
£500-£600 M.M. London Gazette 18 July 1917. The original recommendation (for a D.C.M.) states:
‘During the attack on Bullecourt and then in the trenches, immediately before and after 9th/13th May, Signaller Howley, working with Signaller Shone (also recommended), was undoubtedly the means of saving from casualty many of the signals. Shells swept across our position, not only breaking our wires but completely destroying them……
During three days our signallers laid 5 miles of wire, much of which they had salvaged in anticipation of such an experience. This is not the first occasion on which this pair have distinguished themselves. All through the winter campaign they have been doing the same excellent work. The experience they have gained has made them more and more expert and they risked death repeatedly in these last four nights of heavy bombardment to give the Battalion the benefit of that expertise. I do not know which to admire more, the runners who took up the work of communication when the wires gave out or the linesmen who were so plucky…..’
John James Howley was born in London in 1892, and was a sailor by trade. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Seymour, Melbourne, Australia, 5 July 1915, and embarked for Egypt in September of the same year. He initially served with the 6th Australian Infantry Battalion, before transferring to the 58th Australian Infantry Battalion. Howely served with the latter in the French theatre of war from June 1916, and was awarded his M.M. for operations around Bullecourt, 9/13 May 1917.
Howley advanced to Lance-Corporal in July 1917, and to Sergeant in September 1918. He returned to Australia in March 1919, and was discharged in July of the same year.
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A Great War ‘Ypres 1918’ M.M. group of three awarded to Lance Corporal F. R. Lloyd, 18th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers (2nd South-East Lancashire), who died of wounds on 2 October 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (56559 Pte.-L. Cpl.-F. R. Lloyd 18/Lan: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (56559 Pte. F. R. Lloyd. Lan. Fus.); together with two horticultural medals, the first The Royal Horticultural Society Banksian medal, bronze, with obverse depicting Sir Joseph Banks, circumscribed ‘Sir Joseph Banks Bt. P.R.S. Born 1743 Died 1820’, the reverse inscribed ‘The Royal Horticultural Society’, the second in silver with reverse engraved ‘H.E.F.C.G. 1908-9 won by F. R. Lloyd.’ both in cases of issue, nearly extremely fine
Victory Medal 1914-19 (2766 Pte. R. J. Lloyd. Essex R.); together with an Essex Regiment cap badge and a silver horticultural prize medal with obverse engraved ‘Hale End Horticultural Society 1902’ with wreath surround and reverse engraved ‘First amateur championship prize won by James Lloyd’ in case of issue, nearly extremely fine (lot) £360-£400
M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919
Frederick Ralph Lloyd was born in Walthamstow, Essex in 1899. He attested for the 18th (Service) Battalion (2nd South-East Lancashire), Lancashire Fusiliers at Romford, Essex and served with them on the Western Front during the Great War. The 18th was formed as a Bantam battalion for men between 5ft and 5ft 3 inches tall and was sent to France in February 1916 as part of the 35th Division. Lloyd was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry at Ypres, 28 September to 2 October 1918 where he also received wounds which caused his death on 2 October.
During this action, informally known as the Fifth Battle of Ypres, the 18th Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Jewels, D. S.O., M.C., forming part of the 104th Brigade, led an attack with the Klein Zillebeke ridge as its first objective. The battalion continued to advance through Zandvoorde and Tenbrielen and made repeated attacks at America Cabaret before being relieved. As a result of its success over the previous four days the 18th Battalion marched through Ypres on 2 October with its band playing and claimed that this was the first occasion on which a band had been heard in Ypres since 1914.
Reginald James Lloyd, the older brother of the above, was born in Lower Clapton, London in 1894 and in 1911 was living in Loughton, employed as a ‘gardener and domestic’. He attested for 4 years’ service in the Essex Regiment, Territorial Force on 24th November 1914, serving with the 4th Battalion initially. He transferred to the 9th (Service) Battalion in July 1917 and then transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment in August 1917. He was was injured in the field on 26 September 1917 and returned to England via Calais, arriving on 7 October 1917. Lloyd was disembodied on demobilisation on 14 February 1919 and died in Epping, Essex in 1970.
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A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal L. Ratcliffe, 1st Inniskilling Fusiliers, late South Lancashire Regiment
Military Medal, G.V.R. (49479 Pte. -L.Cpl.- L. Ratcliffe. 1/R. Innis: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (26948 Pte. L. Ratcliffe. S. Lan. R.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal,
G.VI.R., 1st issue (Leonard Ratcliffe) good very fine (4) £400-£500
M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919
Leonard Ratcliffe attested for the South Lancashire Regiment at Stalybridge, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 1916, subsequently transferring to the 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
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A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Corporal J. Fairclough, South Lancashire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (243015 Cpl. J. Fairclough. 4/S. Lan: R.) edge bruising, nearly very fine M.M. London Gazette 21 January 1919.
£240-£280
John Fairclough attested for the South Lancashire Regiment at St. Helens, and served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front.
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