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Auction: 11010 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 20

A Well Documented Great War 1918 ´Final Advance´ M.M. Group of Four to Private J.W. Adams, Lincolnshire Regiment a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (241171 Pte. J.W. Adams. 5/Linc:R.) b) 1914-15 Star (4164 Pte. J.W. Adams. Linc:R.) c) British War and Victory Medals (4164 Pte. J.W. Adams Linc. R.), extremely fine, with the following original documentation: - Officer Commanding´s Recommendation for the award of the M.M. - Named Card of Commendation from Major General G.F. Boyd, Commanding 46th North Midland Division - Recipient´s Certificate of Disembodiment (lot) Estimate £ 400-500 M.M. London Gazette 23.7.1919 241171 Pte. Adams, J.W., 5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regt (Gainsborough) The Recommendation, dated 26.11.1918, states: ´For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the operations between Cartigny and Semeries from the 6th - 10th November 1918. This man is a Company Runner and during the dates mentioned was constantly on duty with little rest carrying messages to the outpost troops. This entailed a great deal of reconnoitring work under heavy machine gun fire. He never failed to deliver his messages and set a fine example of courage and determination to all ranks. This man has not been recommended in the New Years Honours List.´ 241171 Private John William Adams, M.M., a native of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire; served during the Great War with the 5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment in the French theatre of War, from 20.12.1915.

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