Baldwin & Sons
Auction 106 15 Sep 2022
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A Battle of the Somme, 1914 BEF, Military Medal Group of 5 awarded to Private William Walter Clay, 1st Battalion the Leicestershire Regiment, comprising Military Medal, GVR, (7311 Pte W.W. Clay. 1/Leic: R.), 1914 Star with original Aug‑Nov clasp, (7311 Pte W.W. Clay. 1/Leic: R.), 1914‑1920 British War and Victory Medals, with MiD emblem, (7311 Pte. W.W. Clay. Leic. R.), French Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star, 1914‑18 reverse, unnamed as issued, contemporarily mounted for wear, very fine (5).
Military Medal The London Gazette 27th of October 1916.
7311 Pte W.W. Clay Leic R.
This Military Medal Gazette is for Actions on the Somme. The 1st Battalion Leicester Regiment in September 1916 were in action near Trones Wood. They were in action with a Tank on the Ginchy‑Leuze Road. They attacked the Quadrilateral on the 15th of September. Casualties for the month, 456 all ranks.
Private William Walter Clay landed in France with the 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment on the 9th of September 1914 his Medal Index Card shows that he is entitled to the 1914 Star and clasp and the British War and Victory Medals. He was discharged on the 18th of August 1919 with a Silver War Badge.
MiD and Croix de Guerre not confirmed, sold with copy Medal Index Card and London Gazette entries for the Military Medal, worthy of further research, later served with the Notts & Derby Regiment as Private 6/13487.
Military Medal The London Gazette 27th of October 1916.
7311 Pte W.W. Clay Leic R.
This Military Medal Gazette is for Actions on the Somme. The 1st Battalion Leicester Regiment in September 1916 were in action near Trones Wood. They were in action with a Tank on the Ginchy‑Leuze Road. They attacked the Quadrilateral on the 15th of September. Casualties for the month, 456 all ranks.
Private William Walter Clay landed in France with the 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment on the 9th of September 1914 his Medal Index Card shows that he is entitled to the 1914 Star and clasp and the British War and Victory Medals. He was discharged on the 18th of August 1919 with a Silver War Badge.
MiD and Croix de Guerre not confirmed, sold with copy Medal Index Card and London Gazette entries for the Military Medal, worthy of further research, later served with the Notts & Derby Regiment as Private 6/13487.