Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front’ 1916 M.M. and 1918 Second Award Bar awarded to Sergeant J. France, Northumberland Fusiliers

Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award bar (1972 A. Sjt: J. France. 1/6 North’ld Fus: -T.F.) nearly extremely fine £600-800

M.M. London Gazette 31 May 1916.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 6 August 1918.

James France was born in Byker, Northumberland, and enlisted for the Northumberland Fusiliers at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He served during the Great War with the 1/6th Battalion (Territorial Force) on the Western Front, was wounded on 31 May 1916, and killed in action at Estiarts on 10 April 1918. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.