Auction Catalogue

25 September 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1734

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25 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£1,200

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private R. F. Charnley, Welsh Guards, awarded for the action at Bavai, 6 November 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (3275 Pte., 1/W. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (3275 Pte., W. Gds.) nearly extremely fine (3) £700-900

M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919.

Private Robert Fort Charnley, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, came from Clitheroe, Lancashire. He won his M.M. on 6 November 1918 near Bavai.

Sold with copied research, including service papers, gazette extract, war diary extracts and m.i.c.