Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. To coincide with the OMRS Convention

A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant S. Hindley, 13th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (27038 Sjt., 13/L’pool. R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (6623 L. Corpl., L’pool. Regt. M.I.); British War and Victory Medals (27038 Sjt., L’pool. R.) very fine and better (4) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late Major David Evans, T.D..

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M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919 (Leigh).

Samuel Hindley served with the 13th and 20th (4th Pals) Battalions, and from 18 February 1918, the 17th (1st Pals) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment. He went to France on 18 December 1917, reporting sick with trench fever on 18 February 1918. He was evacuated to the U.K. aboard the H.S. Western Australia on 10 March 1918.

It is interesting to note that Hindley’s total period of active service overseas amounted to just 62 days, in which time he must have gained the award of the M.M.