Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War 1917 ‘French theatre’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private M. Gosden, 1/14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish), attached Machine Gun Corps

Military Medal, G.V.R. (512746 Pte M. Gosden. 1/14 Lond: R.) unit partially officially corrected; British War and Victory Medals (6652 Pte. M. Gosden. 14-Lond. R.) VM officially renamed; Defence Medal, together with Belgium, Kingdom, King Albert’s Veteran Medal 1909-34, with three palm emblems on riband, and Somme Commemorative Medal 1914-1918-1940, generally nearly very fine or better (6) £280-£320

M.M. London Gazette 18 October 1917.

M. Gosden was a native of Littlehampton, West Sussex. He served during the Great War with the 1/14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish) on the Western Front. He was awarded the M.M. whilst attached to the Machine Gun Corps.