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Auction: 18003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 416

Three: Private G. V. Aves, Royal Sussex Regiment

1914-15 Star (G-288 Pte. G. V. Aves, R. Suss: R.); British War and Victory Medals (G-288 Pte. G. V. Aves, R. Suss. R.), good very fine (3)


George V. Aves served in France from 31 May 1915, in the aftermath of the disastrous Battle of Aubers Ridge, where elements of the Sussex Regiment, aided by R.E. tunnelling companies attempted to capture an area of slightly higher ground marked by the villages of Aubers, Fromelles and Le Maisnil. George arrived at the heart of what became known as the 'Shell Crisis of 1915', with many blaming the defeat on the lack of ammunition. The Royal Sussex Regiment was subsequently engaged in the Battle of Loos where Sergeant Harry Wells of the 2nd Battalion was awarded the V.C.; the Regiment continued to serve in all the major conflicts of the Great War including the Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele. George was discharged Class 'Z' on 13 March 1919.

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