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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 416

Worcestershire Yeomanry

Three: Private F. J. Munn, 1/1st Worcestershire Yeomanry, who was dangerously wounded in the Jordan Valley in May 1918

1914-15 Star (3181 Pte. F. J. Munn, Worc. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (3181 Pte. F. J. Munn, Worc. Yeo.), the second with contact marks and edge nicks, nearly very fine or better (3)

Frederick J. Munnwas embarked for Egypt in November 1915, as a Private in the 1/1st Worcestershire Yeomanry.

He subsequently served in Palestine, the regiment being much engaged in all three Gaza battles in 1917. In the Second Battle, on 19 April, he and his comrades were shelled heavily with shrapnel and high explosive from about 7.20 a.m. until 6.30 p.m. - 'never had the regiment struggled to advance against such a volume of shellfire, accurate and sustained'; so states the regimental history.

As part of 5th Mounted Brigade, Imperial Mounted Division, the Worcesters continued to perform gallantly during the defence of the vital strongpoint of Ras en Nagb from 3-4 November at the Third Battle of Gaza, leading the column up the narrow valley. One man was killed and two officers and 20 men were wounded.

Munn was later dangerously wounded in operations in the Jordan Valley on 13 May 1918. Discharged at the end of the same year, he was awarded the Silver War Badge.


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