Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Colour-Sergeant George Paine, Royal Fusiliers

Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse (1921 Cr. Sgt. G. Paine, 1st Bn. Ryl. Fu...) part of unit lost through contact wear; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1921 Clr: Serjt: G. Paine, Royal Fus.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (C.Sjt. G. Paine, R. Fus.) together with parchment discharge certificate, the first two wityh contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine, the last nearly extremely fine (3) £800-1000

M.S.M. notified in Army Order 187 of 1941.

George Paine was born in the Parish of Backley, near Rye, Sussex, and attested at Maidstone for the Royal Fusiliers on 4 June 1885, aged 18 years three months. He served a total of 21 years, of which 19 years 52 days were served abroad, and was discharged at Parkhurst on 3 June 1906. He was then in possession of medals for ‘Tibet 1904’ and ‘Long Service & Good Conduct’, and intended to reside at Rye, Sussex.