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20 August 2020

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The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 87

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20 August 2020

Hammer Price:
£320

Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Sergt. Major Geo Grosset Mussoorie Vol R. Corps) very fine £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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M.S.M. awarded 1909 with £10 Annuity.

George Grosset, acting Sergeant-Major, late 26th Foot (Scottish Rifles) was awarded the M.S.M. in 1909 with a £10 Annuity paid by the Indian Government and listed under Mussoorie V.R.C. He died in 1921. McInnes cites another example, to Sergeant-Major A. Gorman, 1/Wiltshire Regiment, of a similar Victorian M.S.M. also issued in 1909 and listed under Mussoorie V.R.C. He received a £5 Annuity paid by the Indian Government.