Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War M.M. awarded to Sapper T. R. March, Royal Engineers

Military Medal, G.V.R. (16765 Sapr., 15/F. Coy. R.E.) good very fine £160-200

M.M. London Gazette 11 November 1916.

Thomas R. March came from Ramsgate, Kent. As a Sapper in the Royal Engineers, he was serving in South Africa when war broke out. He entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 20 November 1914. Serving with the 15th Field Company R.E. it is believed he earned the Military Medal for service in the battle of Neuve Chapelle. In October 1915 he was badly wounded, shot through the thigh. He was invalided to England. Recovering somewhat, he was then employed in training units in England. He was one of six brothers serving in the armed forces.

With copied newspaper report - bearing his photograph, m.i.c. and gazette extracts.