Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Warrant Officer Class 1 A. G. Rae, Royal Garrison Artillery, late Northern Nigeria Regiment

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria 1902 (97779 Serjt., No.1 Bty. N.N.R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (97779 W.O. Cl.1, R.A.); Army L.S.& G.C., E.VII.R. (97779 C.S. Mjr., R.G.A.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (97779 A.R.S. Mjr., 27/H.A.G. R.G.A.) contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £220-260

M.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1918. ‘... in recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies in the Field during the present war’.

Alfred Gavin Rae was born in Oldbury, Staffordshire. A clerk by occupation, he attested for the Royal Artillery on 12 June 1893, aged 19 years. He served overseas in West Africa, 2 October 1901 - 22 November 1902, in Hong Kong, 3 November 1904 - 11 January 1915 and in France, 4 September 1915 - 21 February 1919. Sold with a quantity of service papers.