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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 845

Three: Private A. V. Wood, Army Service Corps, a veteran of the 1908 London Olympics, who in the same year was awarded the Chief Constable of Manchester's Gold Medal for Bravery for apprehending a burglar

British War and Victory Medals (M2-046265 Pte. A. V. Wood. A.S.C.); Defence Medal 1939-45, good very fine (3)

Albert Victor Wood, a native of Middleton, was educated at Sale Grammar School. A talented sportsman, notably in cricket, hockey and swimming, he represented his country in middle-distance running in the 1908 Olympic Games. According to a newspaper clipping from 1990:

'That event, held in London, was marred by an incident on the track when he was jostled by another runner and lost a lot of ground'.

Having served in the Royal Army Service Corps during the Great War, Albert worked for Greengate-based A. V. Roe (now British Aerospace) and ran a haulage firm. In 1991 Albert celebrated his 100th birthday, the Middleton & North Manchester Guardian reporting:

'Albert's secret of a long life is an unusual one. He's only just given up smoking and he likes a tot of whisky as well - and then a night cap of sherry in the bar every night too.'

Sold with O.H.M.S. box of transmission for Defence Medal, original Great War portrait photograph, family photographs, copied newspaper articles and MIC.


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