Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A scarce Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Air Mechanic 2nd Class J. G. Glass, No. 44 Balloon Section, Royal Air Force, late Middlesex Regiment - with whom he was wounded, 3 July 1916

Military Medal, G.V.R. (98930 2/Cl: A.M. J. G. Glass. No: 44 Bal: Sec: R.A.F.); British War and Victory Medals (98930. 2. A.M. J. G. Glass. R.A.F.) mounted for wear, cleaned, very fine (3) £700-£900

This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Medals, the Property of a Lady.

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M.M. London Gazette 12 June 1918:

‘For gallantry when his Kite Balloon Section was under heavy attack.’

Approximately 92 M.M.s awarded to the R.A.F. for the Great War.

James G. Glass was the son of Philip Glass, and was born in India where his father was employed by Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Calcutta. He initially served during the Great War with the Middlesex Regiment in the French theatre of war, 25 May 1915 - 5 July 1916 (received a gun shot wound to the head and arm, 3 July 1916), and 13 March 1917 - 13 August 1917 (entitled to 1914-15 Star). Glass transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as Air Mechanic 2nd Class., 14 August 1917. He served as a Telephonist with 44 Kite Balloon Section (under the command of Captain P. S. Kershaw) as part of the 19th Balloon Company, 3rd Balloon Wing on the Western Front.

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