Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.M. group of five awarded to Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 R. Richman, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, late Royal Artillery, who was twice wounded on the Somme in 1916

Military Medal, G.V.R. (116037 C.S. Mjr. R. Richman, 2/Can. M. Rif.); India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98 (80674 Gr. R. Richman, 9 M.B. R.A.); 1914-15 Star (116037 Pte. R. Richman, 2/Can. Mtd. Rif.); British War and Victory Medals (116037 A.W.O. Cl. 1 R. Richman, C.M.R.), contact marks, very fine (5) £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Canadian Expeditonary Force 1914-1918.

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M.M. London Gazette 16 September 1916:

‘For unfailing devotion to duty and excellent work as an N.C.O. during nearly nine months service at the front.’

Richard Richman, who was born at Kirkham Abbey, near York, in May 1871, enlisted in the Royal Artillery in September 1890, and served in No. 9 Mountain Battery out in India from October 1896 until May 1901, in which period he was present in the Samana, Tirah and Punjab Frontier operations of 1897-98. He was discharged in the acting rank of Bombardier in September 1902.

Having then made his way to Canada, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Vancouver in March 1915 and was embarked for France in September of the same year, where he joined the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles.

Advanced to Company Sergeant-Major in June 1916, he was slightly wounded at Sanctuary Wood in the same month, so, too, on 12 September 1916, this time severely so. He was awarded the M.M., but he saw no further action, being discharged back in Canada as unfit for further service in the rank of Regimental Sergeant-Major in May 1918.

Richman died in Victoria, British Columbia in 1922.



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