Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.M. group of three to Serjeant W. May, Royal Sussex Regiment and Machine Gun Corps

Military Medal, G.V.R. (20305 L. Cpl., 36/Co. M.G.C.), attempted erasure of initial ‘W’; British War and Victory Medals (630 Sjt., R. Suss. R.) good very fine (3) £300-350

M.M. London Gazette 21 September 1916.

Serjeant William May was born in and enlisted at Worthing, Sussex. Serving initially as Private 630 in the Royal Sussex Regiment and gaining the M.M. with the M.G.C., he was killed in action on 22 March 1918 whilst serving in the 61st Battalion Machine Gun Corps. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial.

Sold with registered envelope for British War and Victory Medals, addressed to ‘Mr G. May, 33 Lanfranc Rd., West Worthing’.