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15 October 2020

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№ 80

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15 October 2020

Hammer Price:
£700

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of six awarded to Private A. E. Deverell, Army Cyclist Corps

Military Medal, G.V.R. (2178 Pte. A. E. Deverell. A.C.C.); 1914-15 Star (2178 Pte. A. E. Deverell. A. Cyc. Corps.); British War and Victory Medals (2178 Pte. A. E. Deverell. A. Cyc. Corps.); Defence Medal; Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (2178 Pte. A. E. Deverall [sic]. 13/C. Bn: A.C.C.) good very fine and better (6) £500-£700

M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919.

M.S.M.
London Gazette 18 January 1919:
‘In recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’

Albert Edward Deverell was born in Penge, Surrey in 1896 and attested for the Army Cyclist Corps, having been employed as an errand boy in civilian life. He served during the Great War with the both the 18th and 13th Battalions on the Western Front from 26 July 1915, and was awarded the Military Medal and Meritorious Service Medal. He was discharged to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 11 March 1919, and died in London on 24 February 1953.

Sold with Record Office enclosures for the various medals and named card box lids for the five Great War awards (the M.S.M. lid named to Deverall), together with outer envelope for the M.M. addressed to ‘Mr. A. E. Deverell, M.M., 105 Crapmton Road, Penge, S.E.’; and card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. A. E. Deverell, 16 Mosslea Road, Pinge [
sic], S.E.20.’, with Army Council enclosure.