Auction Catalogue

23 June 2005

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 412

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23 June 2005

Hammer Price:
£90

A Great War ‘France and Flanders’ M.S.M. to 2nd Corporal J. Walker, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (023472 2 Cpl., R.A.O.C.) edge bruise, nearly extremely fine £80-100

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 12 December 1919. ‘023472 2nd Cpl. Walker, J. (Bolton)’. ‘... in recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies of France and Flanders’.

It is speculated that this award from the last ‘France and Flanders’ list, relates to post-war operations in making the numerous ammunition dumps safe.