A Great War 1918 ‘French Theatre’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private H. Whitehead, Yorkshire Regiment, late King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Military Medal, G.V.R. (23928 Pte. H. Whitehead. 12/York: R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (9834 Pte. H. Whitehead, K.R.R.C.); British War and Victory Medals (23928 Pte. H. Whitehead York. R.); with K.R.R.C. Sports Award, bronze cross, engraved ‘Inter-Company Sports for Ceylo Shield, 1902, 100 Yards Race, 2nd, won by Pte H. Whitehead’, nearly extremely fine (5) £380-420

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the West Yorkshire (14th Foot) and Yorkshire (19th Foot) Regiments.

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Provenance: DNW, April 2006.

M.M. London Gazette 29 August 1918.

Harry Whitehead was born in Stockton, County Durham, and attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps at Leeds, in January 1897. He served with the Regiment during the Second Boer War, 18 September 1899 - 28 July 1900. Whitehead was discharged 24 January 1909, having served 12 years with the Colours. He re-engaged for service during the Great War with the 12th (Service) Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Tee-side Pioneers).