Auction Catalogue

2 April 2003

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1438

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2 April 2003

Hammer Price:
£650

A good Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M., M.S.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer L. R. Webb, 4th Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), later Royal Engineers

Military Medal, G.V.R. (3579 L. Cpl., 1/4 Lond. R.); 1914-15 Star (3579 Pte., 4-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3579 T. W. O. Cl. I., 4-Lond. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (547931 Sjt., M.M., R.E.) generally good very fine or better (5) £450-500

M.M. London Gazette 11 November 1916.

M.S.M.
London Gazette 3 June 1919.

The regimental history confirms Webb’s M.M. as being one of those awarded for services rendered between 1st July and 7th October 1916, Battle of the Somme.