The Collection of Medals to the Tank Corps formed by the late Bill Green

A good Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant J. Shand, 2nd Battalion, Tank Corps, and Motor Machine Gun Service, Royal Artillery, for an action near Chuignolles on 23 August 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (200282 Cpl., 2/Tank C.); British War and Victory Medals (1616 Sjt., M.M.G.S., R.A.) good very fine (3) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Tank Corps formed by the late Bill Green.

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M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919.The recommendation states ‘In action near Chuignolles on 23 August 1918. After his tank had received a direct hit, breaking the track, he worked for a period of over an hour in the open repairing the track, the tank being under heavy shellfire at the time. His calmness and disregard of danger were the means of enabling the tank to be restarted and ultimately brought back.’