Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal R. Jeffery, 154th Company Machine Gun Corps, late Royal Highlanders, who died of wounds, 23 November 1917

Military Medal, G.V.R. (24486 L. Cpl. R. Jeffrey, 154/Coy. M.G.C.); 1914 Star (1538 Pte. R. Jeffray, 1/5 R. Highrs); British War and Victory Medals (1538 Cpl. R. Jeffery, R. Highrs.) note variation in surname, mounted for wear, good very fine and better (4) £500-600

M.M. London Gazette 18 June 1917.

Robert Jeffery was born in Brechin, Forfarshire on 7 October 1896. Enlisting there, he entered France in November 1914 with the 1/5th Battalion Royal Highlanders (Black Watch). Later when serving with the 154th Company Machine Gun Corps, he earned the Military Medal. Corporal Jeffery died of wounds on 23 November 1917, aged 21 years, and was buried in the Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt. He was the son of Robert and Jemima Jeffery, of 127 River Street, Brechin. With copied research including m.i.c. which omits the 1914 Star.