Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal James Richardson, 1/5th West Yorkshire Regiment, for gallantry in December 1915 when he repaired a communications wire under heavy fire

Military Medal, G.V.R. (1441 Cpl. J. Richardson, 1/5th W. York. Regt.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (1441 L.Cpl. J. Richardson, W. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1441 Sjt. J. Richardson. W. York. R.) nearly extremely fine (4) £400-500

M.M. London Gazette 1 September 1916.

Sold with a copy news cutting from a local paper, with portrait, which gives details of Richardson’s award and other information, of which the following is an extract:

‘Corporal J. W. Richardson, West Yorkshire Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, Queen Victoria-street, South Bank, York, has been awarded the Military Medal for gallant service in the field. He is attached to the signalling section of the battalion in which he is serving, and on December 13th last was sent out with others to repair a communication wire which had been broken in five places. While carrying out this work the men were subjected to very heavy shell fire, but they succeeded in completing their task, and Corporal Richardson subsequently received a message from the Major-General Commanding his division congratulating him upon the achievement.’