Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Corporal W. Swan, Military Foot Police and Army Service Corps

Military Medal, G.V.R. (P-10503 L.Cpl. W. Swan. M.F.P.); British War and Victory Medals (088512 Dvr. W. Swan. A.S.C.) mounted as worn, good very fine (3) £240-280

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Medals to The Military Police.

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M.M. London Gazette 28 September 1917.

W. Swan, a policeman in civilian life, attested for the Army Service Corps at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 11 December 1915, and served during the Great War in France from the 27 June 1916, before transferring to the Military Mounted Police, and being awarded the Military Medal. He was subsequently posted to 36 (Ulster) Division, and then to the R.A.F. Reserve Depot, Blandford, Dorset, for a course training as an N.C.O. Pilot or Observer.