Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Mesopotamia’ M.S.M. group of four to Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant W. E. Page, East Kent Regiment, late East Surrey Regiment

1914-15 Star (3295 Cpl., E. Surr. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3295 A.W.O. Cl. 2, E. Surr. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (20497 Sjt.-A.R.Q.M. Sjt., 5/E. Kent R.) slight edge bruising and contact marks, about very fine (4) £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Meritorious Service Medals.

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M.S.M. London Gazette 22 September 1919. ‘20497 Sjt. (A./R,Q,M, Sjt.) Page, W.E., 5th Bn. East Kent Regiment (Brondesbury)’. ‘... in recognition of valuable services rendered with the British Forces in Mesopotamia’.

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 June 1919 (Mesopotamia). ‘20497 Sjt. (A./Q.M.S.), 1/5th Bn. East Kent Regiment (T.F.)’

The 5th Battalion East Kent Regiment was formerly the Weald of Kent Rifle Volunteer Corps.