Auction Catalogue

4 & 5 December 2008

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1282

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5 December 2008

Hammer Price:
£240

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Gunner S. Watkins, Royal Field Artillery

Military Medal, G.V.R. (109514 Gnr., A.93/Bde. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (109514 Gnr., R.A.) good very fine (3) £180-220

M.M. London Gazette 19 November 1917.

The recipient came from Birmingham. The War Diary records that Gunner Watkins was awarded the Military Medal on 28 September 1917 whilst the unit was in the St. Julien area. With copied m.i.c., and gazette and war diary extracts.