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Auction: 17003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 698

A Great War M.M. and Bar group of three awarded to Private W. H. J. Phipps, Suffolk Regiment, late Essex Regiment, who died of wounds in October 1918, prior to the announcement of his awards in the London Gazette

Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (235319 Pte. W. H. J. Phipps, 2/Suff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2995 Pte. W. H. J. Phipps, Essex R.), nearly extremely fine (3)

M.M. London Gazette 21 January 1919.

Bar to M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919.

William Henry John Phipps was born at Shimpling, Suffolk in 1895 and served initially with the Essex Regiment in France from 9 August 1915; also entitled to 1914-15 Star. He subsequently transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment and died of wounds on 9 October 1918. He is buried in Delsaux Farm Cemetery, France; sold with copied research.


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