Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘North Russia’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Serjeant A. Berridge, King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Military Medal, G.V.R. (11420 Sjt., K.R. Rif. C.); 1914 Star, with clasp (11420 Pte., 2/K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (11420 Sjt., K.R. Rif. C.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed; Army L.s. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (6837808 Sjt., M.M., K.R.R.C.) mounted as worn, early medals worn through polishing, poor; others better (7) £500-600

M.M. London Gazette 3 January 1920. ‘... for bravery in the Field, with British Forces in North Russia [Murmansk Command]’ ‘11420 Sjt. Berridge, A., No. 1 Spec. Coy. [King’s Royal Rifle Corps] (Glossop)’.

Private Ambrose Berridge, 2nd Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps, entered France on 13 August 1914. Later served with the 4th and 8th Battalions before going to North Russia with No.1 Special Company K.R.R.C. Serving with ‘Syren’ Force, Murmansk, where he earned the Military Medal for bravery in action.

Berridge was later a Chelsea Pensioner and died on 21 April 1976.

With copied m.i.c., roll extracts, gazette and ‘Syren’ Force war diary extracts. With cap badge added for display purposes. Clasp to 1914 Star confirmed.