Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.M. ‘Western Front’ awarded to Sergeant T. W. Vickery, Royal Field Artillery, who was twice mentioned in despatches and died of wounds in April 1917

Military Medal, G.V.R. (889 Sjt: T. W. Vickery. 232/S. Staff: Bde: R.F.A.-T.F.) nearly extremely fine £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 10 November 1916.

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916 and 4 January 1917.

Thomas William Vickery was born at Subathu, in Bengal, India, on 2 July 1894. He served in France with the Royal Field Artillery from 5 March 1915. He died of a shrapnel wound in the stomach on 24 April 1917 at No. 41 Casualty Clearing Station, and is buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun. He was the son of Regimental Sergeant-Major T. Vickery (Somerset Light Infantry) and Mrs Vickery, of Bampton, Devon. Sold with detailed research.