Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Battle of the Somme’ M.M. pair awarded to Private J. Tobbell, 10th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Military Medal, G.V.R. (10-19778 Pte., 10/Nth’ld. Fus.); British War Medal 1914-20 )10-19778 Pte., North’d. Fus.) slight edge bruising, nearly very fine (2) £250-300

M.M. London Gazette 23 August 1916.

Joseph Tobbell enlisted on 31 August 1914 and as a Private in the 10th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, entered France on 25 August 1915. He was awarded the M.M. for ‘good work done in Scotts Redoubt, 6-10 July 1916’. In November 1917 the battalion was transferred to Italy. Tobbell was discharged on 26 March 1919 and awarded the Silver War Badge in addition to his 1914-15 Star trio of service medals.

With copied gazette and roll extracts, m.i.c. and war diary extracts.