Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part III)

A Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal J. Tipping, Royal Field Artillery, who was twice wounded in action

Military Medal, G.V.R. (L-209 Cpl. J. Tipping, R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (L-209 Cpl., R.A.); Victory Medal 1914-19, M.I.D. oak leaf, this last with erased naming, generally very fine or better (3) £300-350

M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919.

Mention in despatches London Gazette 17 May 1918.

Joseph Tipping was born at Edenfield, Lancashire but was resident at Church, where he was employed as a miner, on enlisting in the Royal Field Artillery in February 1915, aged 22 years. Having the advantage of previous Territorial Force service in the “Church Artillery”, Tipping was immediately advanced to Corporal and posted to 158th (Accrington and Burnley) Howitzer Brigade, with whom he went to France in February 1916, where he was wounded by a gunshot in the left arm on 16 May of the same year. In January 1917, Tipping was posted to 58th (London) D.A.C., R.F.A., with whom he was re-appointed Corporal having relinquished that rank back in September 1915, and was again wounded by a gunshot - this time to the nape of his neck - on 3 October 1918. Evacuated to the U.K. on the following day, he witnessed no further active service.