Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Memorial Plaque (Henry John Trigg) very fine £60-£80

Henry John Trigg attested for the Royal Marine Light Infantry and served with the 1st Royal Marine Battalion during the Great War with both the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and with the British Expeditionary Force- his service history with the Royal Naval Division states: ‘Draft for MEF 18.8.15, joined 1st RM Battalion 2.9.15 - 2.10.15 to Works Dept. Lancashire Landing, rejoined 1st RM Battalion 3.1.16 to 7.9.16 Discharged Dead.’

Trigg was killed in actin on the Western Front on 7 September 1916 when an enemy 5.9” shell fell amongst the 1st Royal Marine Battalion whilst they were coming out of the front line at around 9:00 a.m., killing a total of seven other ranks. He is buried in Tranchée de Mecknes Cemetery, Aix-Noulette, France.