Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘French theatre’ M.S.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant Instructor R. G. Lean, Army Gymnastic Staff, late Northamptonshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (50930 A. Sjt. R. G. Lean. North’n. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (787 A. Sjt. Instr: R. G. Lean. A.G. Staff) generally good very fine (3) £200-£240

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, October 2010.

M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918.

Robert Graham Lean was a native of Cornwall, and was employed as a Schoolmaster prior to the Great War. He served with the Northamptonshire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 17 June 1916. Later with the Army Gymnastic Staff he was awarded the M.S.M. Transferred to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 4 February 1919.

1 of 8 ‘French theatre’ M.S.M’s. awarded to the Army Gymnastic Staff.