Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Private E. Hodge, Royal North Devon Yeomanry

1914-15 Star (1035 Pte. E. Hodge, R.N. Devon Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (1035 Pte. E. Hodge, R.N. Devon. Yeo.); St John Service Medal, silver (26603 Sgt. E. Hodge. No. 2 Dist. S.J.A.B. 1943) good very fine £150-200

Sold with a note of details provided by his son which states that Pte. E. Hodge was born, lived, and died in Somerset. Born 11/1/1896, Died 24/6/1973. Served in Gallipoli, the North Devons were the last to leave their group. To fool the Turks they filled drums with sand, punched holes in the drums, when the sand filled the tins they had tied to the rifle triggers the rifles fired. He was said to have bayonetted 6 Turks single handed.