Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A ‘North Russia’ M.S.M. to Serjeant E. A. Manning, Royal Army Service Corps

Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (S-21235 Sjt., R.A.S.C) good very fine £200-240

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Meritorious Service Medals.

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M.S.M. London Gazette 3 January 1920. ‘S/220951 Sjt. Manning, E. A. (Emsworth)’. ‘... in recognition of valuable services rendered with the British Forces in North Russia [Archangel Command]’.

Serjeant Manning served in ‘Sadlier-Jackson’ Brigade in North Russia. Only 7 M.S.M’s. for this brigade, this being the only one for the R.A.S.C. The fiery Brigadier L. W. deV. Sadlier-Jackson, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., commanded one of the two brigades of the ‘Russian Relief Force’ which was despatched to Archangel in 1919.