Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private J. J. Sutton, Warwickshire Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (240456 Pte., 1/6 R. War. R.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (2368 Pte., R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (240456 Pte., R. War. R.) good very fine (6) £380-420

M.M. London Gazette 2 November 1917 (regt. erroneously given as ‘Welsh Regt’; corrected to Royal Warwickshire Regiment, London Gazette 2 April 1918).

Joseph John Sutton came from Birmingham and enlisted into the Army on 29 May 1914. Serving with the 1st/6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment, he was wounded and awarded the Military Medal during 1917. He was disembodied on 22 March 1919.

Sold with two ‘T/6’ metal shoulder badges; Certificate of Disembodiment on Demobilization and a pencil written note to Private Sutton from his commanding officer, dated 14 September 1917, reading, ‘I am very glad to inform you that you have been awarded the Military Medal for your good work with Transport during the time that the Bn. was in the line Aug. 16-20 1917. I heartily congratulate you and hope that your wound is healing well. I enclose a piece of ribbon (attached). Yours faithfully Wm. ? Lt. Col. Cmd 1/6 R. War. R.’