Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War 1916 ‘French theatre’ M.M. and 1917 Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Private G. G. Meadows, Suffolk Regiment, who died of wounds, 10 October 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R., and Second Award Bar (14959 Pte. G. G. Meadows. 8/Suff: R.); 1914-15 Star (14959 Pte. G. G. Meadows. Suff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (14959 Pte. G. G. Meadows. Suff. R.) BWM officially renamed, VM number officially corrected, good very fine (4) £600-800

M.M. London Gazette 21 December 1916.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 17 April 1917.

George Gardiner Meadows was born in Sudbourne, Suffolk, and enlisted in the Suffolk Regiment at Ipswich. He served during the Great War with the 8th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment in the French theatre of War from 25 July 1915. The Battalion served as part of the 53rd Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division on the Somme, July - October 1916, and in particular during the assault on Delville Wood, 19 July 1916.

Meadows subsequently transferred to the 2nd Battalion, and died of wounds 10 October 1918. Private Meadows is buried in Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.