A Great War M.C. group of five to Major H. Lemarchand, 9th Lancers Special Reserve, late South Nigeria Regiment and Imperial Yeomanry

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (13108 Tpr., 52nd Coy. Impl. Yeo.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, S. Nigeria 1904-05 (S. N. Regt.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaf (Major) nearly extremely fine (5) £800-1000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late A. A. Mount.

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M.C. London Gazette 4 September 1918. (Lt. (T./ Maj.), Lrs., Spec. Res.).

M.I.D. London Gazette 11 December 1917 and 20 May 1918.

Hugh Lemarchand was born in Instow, Barnstaple, Devon in 1879 and attested for the Imperial Yeomanry on 29 January 1900. He served with the 52nd (Paget’s Horse) Company, 19th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa between 16 March and 21 August 1900. Discharged at his own request in October 1900, he served as a civilian volunteer in the S. Nigeria Regiment during 1904-05. Lemarchand was commissioned in the Reserve Cavalry in September 1914 and served in France / Flanders, 1916-18. Sold with some service details.