Auction Catalogue

25 & 26 March 2013

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 1226

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26 March 2013

Hammer Price:
£750

Family group:

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Acting Corporal H. France, 227th Company, Machine Gun Corps
Military Medal, G.V.R. 9727 A. Cpl., 227/Coy. M.G.C.); British War and Victory Medals (9727 A. Cpl., M.G.C.)

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private W. France, 62nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, late Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, died of wounds, 5 November 1918
Military Medal, G.V.R. (105266 Pte., 62/M.G.C.); British War and Victory Medals (40598 Pte., R. Innis. Fus.) good very fine and better (6) £400-460

Harry France. M.M. London Gazette 19 March 1918.

William France M.M.
London Gazette 11 February 1919.

Private William France, 62nd Battalion M.G.C., died of wounds on 5 November 1918. He was buried in the Awoingt British Cemetery. Harry and William France were the sons of William and Ann France, of 11 Devonshire Street, Islington, London. With copied research.