Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Battle of Cambrai’ M.M. and ‘1918’ Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Sergeant E. Stone, 1/1st Battalion (County of London), London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (200466 Pte - L. Cpl. - E. Stone. 1/1 Lond: R.); 1914-15 Star (2080. Pte. E. Stone. 1-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2080 A. Sjt. E. Stone. 1 -Lond. R.) mounted as originally worn, generally very fine or better (4) £700-£900

M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 12 June 1918.

Edward Stone was born in Newport, Isle of Wight in 1890, and later moved to Winchester with his family. He attested for the 1/1st (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) in August 1914, and served with the Battalion in the French theatre of war from 11 March 1915.

An article from The Middlesex Chronicle, 19 June 1943, gives the following:

‘Mr and Mrs E. Stone of 26 Fernside Avenue, Hanworth, celebrated their Silver Wedding last week. Mr Edward Stone, a native of Winchester, is an ex-serviceman of the last war and now works in an aircraft factory. He joined the 1/1st London Regiment 8th August 1914 and after serving for a time in Malta, arrived in France in early 1915. He spent three years and a half in and out of the front line trenches and took part in many engagements. Recommended for honours on five occasions, he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the battle of Cambrai in 1917 and gained a Bar to the Medal in the defence of Arras in 1918.

It was whilst he was home on leave that his marriage to Miss Alice Hart of Pangbourne, Berkshire took place on 18th June 1918 at Ilford. Returning to Flanders, he took his share in the big push and as he puts it ‘in at the death’ on the Armistice Day only a few kilometres from Mons. He rose to the rank of Sergeant Instructor and was chosen as Sergeant in Charge of the escort of the Colours of the 1/1st London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers in their victory march through London. He had previously taken part in the triumphal march through Mons. Of his brothers who served in the last war, Ernest of the Hampshire Regiment, also had the distinction of being a Military Medalist.

Mr and Mrs Stone have two sons and a daughter. Before taking up residence in Hanworth they lived in Salisbury Road, Feltham, coming to the district from Kenton three years ago.’

Stone died in Bournemouth, Dorset in 1963.

Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient in later life.