A North Africa M.M. group of six awarded to Fusilier Robert Graham, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4269003 Fsr. R. Graham, North’ad Fus.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (4269003 Fsr., R. North’d Fus.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Defence & War Medals, good very fine (6) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Seabrook.

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M.M. London Gazette 25 November 1943. The recommendation states: ‘At Medenine on the 6th March 1943 when Rommel counter-attacked, Fusilier Graham was a driver in a Machine Gun section which was being attacked from the rear and flank. He was to be found in the thick of the fighting and his initiative in taking up positions with which he could best deal with the enemy, disregarding his personal safety, resulted in the enemy being driven off. Later he crept forward to help bring in an Italian prisoner back to our lines, although his post was subjected to heavy fire both from the enemy and our own troops, he stuck to it and remained cheerful and alert throughout which had a great moral effect on the section. In the evening he volunteered to go out and mend the line which ran from the Company on our right and which was in front of all the positions; he was able to mend the line despite the fact that it was a thousand yards to the Company on the right and the enemy had cut the wire and pulled a great deal of it towards his lines. At all times Fusilier Graham was extremely cool and used great initiative in tasks above his ordinary duties.’