Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

A Great War M.M. group of five to Warrant Officer Class 2 E. L. Brand, 8th Battalion London Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (591 C.Q.M. Sjt., 8/Lond. R.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (591 C.Q.M. Sjt., 8-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (591 W.O. Cl. 2, 8-Lond. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (591 R.Q.M. Sjt., 8/Lond. R.)

Pair: Private H. A. Brand, Royal Fusiliers

British War and Victory Medals (GS-24805 Pte., R. Fus.) extremely fine (7) £450-500

M.M. London Gazette 10 August 1916.

Sold with an original copy of The Post (The Organ of the Fawcett Association), dated 13 July 1917 which features pictures and article on the two who are believed to be brothers:

‘C.P.O. P.O. To Sergeant Brand and Rifleman Nunn, of ours, we tender our heartiest congratulations on winning the Military Medal in the awful struggle for Vimy Ridge. Sergeant “Ted” Brand, who is now Quartermaster-Sergeant, for his “coolness and bravery under very heavy fire” ....We are looking forward to the time, in the near future, when we shall be able to tell them how proud we are of them and all the boys who have so bravely upheld the name of England through the horrors of this war’.

‘N.W.D.O. Obituary - Mr H. A. Brand, age 23 years. It is with regret that we have to record yet another of our members with the Colours who has made the great sacrifice. Mr H. A. Brand was reported missing on July 13th, 1916, and as no further tidings were received or information discovered, the assumption of death was carried into effect six months later. Mr H. A. Brand was appointed sorter in November 1912 and quickly identified himself with the various movements associated with this office. On the opening up of the “Derby” scheme he attested, and took up military service with the 6th/20th Royal Fusiliers, being subsequently transferred to the Royal West Surrey Regiment. It was with this unit that he crossed to France on May 31st, 1916, and it was after their operations in the Delville Wood that he was reported missing. ...’

Harry Alexander Brand was born in Marylebone and living in East Finchley, enlisted at St. Pancras. Serving with the 20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, he was killed in action on 13 July 1916. The son of Mrs Charlotte Jemima Brand of 73 The Crescent, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, he was buried in the Serre Road Cemetery No.2, Somme, France.