Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant L. Norris, Royal Field Artillery
Military Medal, G.V.R. (93068 Sjt: L. Norris. 58/Bde: R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (93068 Sjt. L. Norris, R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (93068 Sjt. L. Norris. R.A.) nearly extremely fine

Three: Private J. Norris, Royal Scots, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 25 February 1915
1914-115 Star (10107 Pte. J. Norris. R. Scots.); British War and Victory Medals (10107 Pte. J. Norris. R. Scots.) with named lid of card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (John Norris) in card envelope of issue, extremely fine (8) £500-£700

M.M. London Gazette 6 January 1917.

Lindsay Norris attested for the Royal Field Artillery and served with them during the Great War initially in Egypt from 14 July 1915. Proceeding to the Western Front, he was awarded the Military Medal ‘for repairing telephone wire under heavy fire.’ Subsequently transferring to the Royal Garrison Artillery he was discharged, Class ‘Z’ Reserve, on 18 March 1919.

John Norris, brother of the above, was born in Greenock, Scotland, and attested for the Royal Scots. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 December 1914, and was killed in action on 25 February 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Sold together with Imperial War Graves Commission correspondence.