Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Lieutenant H. M. Harris, Royal Engineers, late Royal Horse Artillery

1914 Star (154 Sjt. H. M. Harris. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. H. M. Harris.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Harold Maddern Harris) mounted court-style for display, very fine and better (5) £120-£160

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 June 1919.

Harold Maddern Harris was born in Coventry on 23 October 1884. Educated at Holy Trinity School, he attested for 1/1 Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery Territorial Force on 19 March 1909 and served as Sergeant in France from 31 October 1914. Returned home in December 1915, Harris spent the next few months attached to the Permanent Cadre of No. 8, R.H.A. Territorial Force Training School at Larkhill, carrying out the duties of Assistant Instructor in Signalling. Attracting considerable praise from his superiors, he was appointed to a Commission in the Royal Engineers on 1 September 1916, and served at the Signal Service Training Centre before being sent to Egypt. Advanced Lieutenant 1 March 1918, Harris was Mentioned in Despatches and was later awarded the I.S.M. on 10 November 1944, whilst acting as Overseer at the Warwick and Leamington Post Office.

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