1914-15 Star (Stk-976 Pte. A. J. R. Frentzel. R. Fus:) good very fine £50-£70

M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918.

Alexander James Rudolph Frentzel (also recorded as Frantzel) attested for the Royal Fusiliers and served with the 10th (Stockbrokers) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 July 1915. Commissioned Second Lieutenant on 16 August 1916, he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 18 December 1917), and was awarded the Military Cross. Appointed Acting Captain whilst commanding a Company on 26 April 1917, he relinquished his commission on 1 September 1921, retaining the rank of Captain. He subsequently served during the Second World War.

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