A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Lance-Sergeant C. Callison, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action on 26 August 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (3455 Cpl. C. Callison. 12/Manch. R.) minor contact marks and scratches to obverse, generally very fine £240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 19 November 1917

Christopher Callison was born at Werneth, Lancashire and attested for the Manchester Regiment at Oldham. He served with the 12th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 May 1915, and was awarded the Military Medal - a research note with the medals states: ‘He captured machine guns and maintained the position afterwards. An Old Soldier he served in the South African War and was one of the men who enlisted in the great rush to the Colours in the Autumn of 1914. Rejoining the Army on September 17th of that year.’ Appointed Lance-Sergeant, he was killed in action on 26 August 1918, at the Battle of Thiepval Ridge, aged 39, and is buried at Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France.

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Note: No trace of him has been found on the medal rolls for the South African War.