A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant W. R. Real, 20th (Shoreditch) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (14248 Sjt: W. R. Real. 20/Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (G.14248 Sjt. W. R. Real. Midd’x R.) surname on both BWM and VM originally spelt ‘Reale’, with the final letter on both officially erased, nearly extremely fine (3) £280-£320

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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M.M. London Gazette 6 August 1918.

W. R. Real attested for the Middlesex Regiment at Stoke Newington, and served with the 20th (Shoreditch) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. The recipient’s Medal Index Card notes that the campaign pair were originally issued under the name ‘Reale’, and both were returned for amendment.