Auction Catalogue

23 June 2021

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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№ 250

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23 June 2021

Hammer Price:
£150

Three: Sergeant L. E. Smith, Military Mounted Police, who died of wounds on the Western Front, 22 March 1918
1914-15 Star (P.629, Sjt. L. E. Smith, M.M.P.); British War and Victory Medals (P-629 Sjt. L. E. Smith. M.M.P.) good very fine

British War Medal 1914-20 (P-2432 L. Cpl. A. Everrett. M.F.P.) very fine, scarce casualties (4) £100-£140

Lawrence Edward Smith was born in Camberwell, London. He served during the Great War with the Military Mounted Police in the French theatre of war from 2 October 1915. Sergeant Smith died of wounds on the Western Front, 22 March 1918, and is buried in Noyon New British Cemetery, Oise, France.

Alfred Stephen Everett was the adopted son of Mrs M. Cummins, 29 Trinity Road, Southampton. He served during the Great War with the Military Foot Police in the French theatre of war from 15 December 1915. Lance Corporal Everett died of wounds on the Western Front, 9 May 1918, and is buried in the Aire Communal Cemetery, France.