Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Somme’ M.M. awarded to Private G. Freshwater, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who died of wounds in 1917

Military Medal, G.V.R. (C-9305 Pte., 20/K.R.R.C.) nearly extremely fine £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection formed by Peter Wardrop.

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M.M. London Gazette 16 November 1916.

George Freshwater was born at Greenford, Middlesex, and enlisted at Shepherds Bush. He died of wounds in France and Flanders on 3 January 1917. The Regimental Chronicle states that the award of the Military Medal was made for the operations on the Somme in 1916.