Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Corporal H. Sunter, Machine Gun Corps, late Lancashire Fusiliers

British War and Victory Medals (63707 Pte. H. Sunter. M.G.C.) together with large bronze medal, 50mm, for ‘Mounted Wrestling, 1st Batt. M.G.C., Flerzheim’, (L/Cpl. H. Sunter 11. 7. 19); silver medal, 31mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1918, ‘1st Bn. M.G.C. Sports Flerzheim 1919’ (L/Cpl. H. Sunter D. Coy. Boat Race); and bronze medal, 31mm, ‘1st Batt M.G.C. B Coy Winners of Section Alarm Race Heimerzheim 1919’, in card box of issue, extremely fine (5) £40-£50

Harry Sunter, a native of Oswaldtwistle, enlisted into the 21st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers on 11 May 1916 (36273) and transferred to the Machine Gun Corps on 12 October 1916. Served in France and Flanders from 16 March 1917, 216 Coy, later 1st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. Sold with copied soldier’s papers.