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Auction: 19003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 363

A Great War M.M. awarded to Sergeant R. H. Hirtle, 85th Nova Scotia Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Military Medal, G.V.R. (282411 Sjt. R. G. Hirtle. 85/N. Scotia R.), lightly polished, nearly very fine


M.M. London Gazette 3 July 1919.

Reginald George Hirtle was born on 9 May 1897 at Bear River, Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of Katherine Hirtle. A labourer by occupation, he attested for the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 9 March 1916, and arrived at Liverpool aboard the S.S. Olympic on 18 October 1916. Posted initially to the 219th Battalion, he transferred to the 85th Nova Scotia Regiment at Witley on 28 December 1916 and was taken on strength in France on 11 March 1917.

Hirtle was wounded in action on 7 September 1918 but remained on duty. He was promoted Sergeant a week later and was sent to the 1st Army rest camp on 21 September 1918. He rejoined his unit and proceeded to England on 29 April 1919, returning home to Canada on 31 May 1919; sold with copied service record and research.


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£420

Starting price
£130