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6 December 2023

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№ 263 x

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6 December 2023

Hammer Price:
£1,000

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant W. J. Bone, 14th Battalion (Quebec Regiment), Canadian Infantry, for his gallantry during a raid on the enemy’s trenches in the Gavrelle Sector on the night of 27-28 April 1918; for this action Lieutenant G. B. McKean was awarded the Victoria Cross

Military Medal, G.V.R. (823867 Sjt: W. J. Bone. 14/Quebec R.); British War and Victory Medals (823867 Sjt: W. J. Bone. 14-Can. Inf.) light contact marks, good very fine (3) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 29 August 1918

William John Bone served with the 14th Battalion (Quebec Regiment) during the Great War on the Western Front, and was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry during a raid on the enemy’s trenches in the Gavrelle Sector on the night of 27-28 April 1918; for his gallantry during this action Lieutenant G. B. McKean, M.M., was awarded the Victoria Cross.

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