A Great War ‘Battle of Doiran 1918’ Salonika M.M. and French Croix de Guerre pair awarded to Sergeant B. G. Buckland, 65 Company, Machine Gun Corps, late Devonshire Regiment, who died in Salonika in October 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (29723 Sjt. B. G. Buckland. 65/Coy: M.G.C.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre 1914-18, this added for display purposes together with a reproduction M.G.C. cap badge, extremely fine (2) £200-£260

M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919.

Croix de Guerre London Gazette 21 July 1919.

Basil George Buckland was born in Hadenbridge, Surrey, in 1897, and originally enlisted as 1695 Private, Devon Regiment. He transferred to 65 Coy. M.G.C. and served in Salonika, where he won the M.M. for gallantry in the battle of Doiran on 17-18 September 1918 - the War Diary reports ‘Sgt. Buckland carried on with the Section and finally retired - the last off the hill, and brought all four guns out of action with only 8 men.’ Sergeant Buckland died of pneumonia in Salonika on 8 October 1918.