Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The St. John Ambulance Re-Examination Medal awarded to Fred Greaves, V.C., late Sergeant, The Sherwood Foresters

St. John Ambulance Association Re-Examination Medal, in gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1925, the reverse officially engraved, ‘275274 Fred Greaves, V.C.’, with 12 dated gold clasps for the years 1927 to 1938, the reverses of these officially numbered ‘275274’ and bearing individual annual hallmarks for Birmingham, adapted for use as a bracelet, good very fine £400-500

Fred Greaves (1890-1973), who was born in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, was awarded the V.C. for his bravery in the 9th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters, at Poelcapelle, east of Ypres, on 4 October 1917. After the Great War, he returned to his old job at Markham Colliery and later joined the St. John Ambulance Association. His V.C. is on display in the regimental museum at Nottingham Castle.