Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 13 27 Nov 2017
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Military Orders and Medals, Campaign Groups and Pairs, A 1914/15 Star Trio and French Médaille Militaire to the Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks unit, awarded to Sapper John Leary comprising: 1914-15 Star (109780 Sapr: J. Leary. R.E.); 1914-1920 British War and Victory Medals (109780 Sapr. J. Leary R.E.); French Médaille Militaire, unnamed as issued, mounted on a contemporary pin for wear, discrete solder repair to Médaille Militaire, all blue enamel intact, lightly toned, fine (4)
John Leary was a pre-war Waterman and Lighterman from Dock Head, Bermondsey, London SE.
To France 22/9/15 and served with the Inland Waterways and Docks. Later renumbered WR-310726. Suffered a rupture 7/2/17 'caused through strain on using pole on A.C. Barges' and was invalided, first to the New Zealand Hospital in Amiens, then to No.6 General Hospital, Rouen and finally to 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford.
Sold with copy Service Papers, but formal award of his French Médaille Militaire is so-far unverified.
(100-120 GBP)
John Leary was a pre-war Waterman and Lighterman from Dock Head, Bermondsey, London SE.
To France 22/9/15 and served with the Inland Waterways and Docks. Later renumbered WR-310726. Suffered a rupture 7/2/17 'caused through strain on using pole on A.C. Barges' and was invalided, first to the New Zealand Hospital in Amiens, then to No.6 General Hospital, Rouen and finally to 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford.
Sold with copy Service Papers, but formal award of his French Médaille Militaire is so-far unverified.
(100-120 GBP)