Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Victory Medal awarded to Captain G. W. Harvey, M.C., Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in action at Amiens on 12 April 1918

Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. G. W. Harvey.) good very fine £80-£120

M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918:
‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He proceeded through heavy barrage to a forward observing post, where under very heavy fire and in imminent risk of capture he continued to observe till dark, at times having to go forward to a signalling station to repair the line, as his signallers were badly gassed. His observation alone stopped a very determined hostile attack, and his determination, fearlessness and resource were most valuable at a critical juncture.’

George Winfred Harvey, of Ashmeadow in Bury, Lancashire, was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force), and landed in France with them in March 1917. Advanced Captain, he was serving with A Battery, 169th Brigade when he was killed in action at Amiens on 12 April 1918, and he is buried at Boves West Communal Cemetery Extension, France.