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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 396

A Great War M.M., inter-War B.E.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant A. E. Smith, Corps of Military Police, late Royal Artillery

Military Medal, G.V.R. (55298 Gnr: A. E. Smith. C.124/Bde: R.F.A.); British Empire Medal, (Military) G.V.R., mounted on 1st Type riband (7682190. Sgt. A. E. Smith.), officially engraved naming; 1914-15 Star (55298 Gnr. A. E. Smith. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (55298 Gnr. A. E. Smith. R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., Regular Army (7682190 Sjt. A. E. Smith. C. of M. P.), nearly very fine (6)

M.M. London Gazette 18 June 1917.

B.E.M. London Gazette 4 June 1934 (Egypt).

Albert Edward Smith served with the Royal Field Artillery in France from 30 July 1915 and earned his M.M. before transferring to the Military Mounted Police (No. 17118). Upon the issuance of his campaign awards, a set was issued from the Rolls of the Mounted Police, but were returned by Smith. Serving in Egypt during the 1930's, his B.E.M. was presented by the Acting High Commissioner at The Residency, Cairo on 10 November 1934; sold together with copied research including MIC.

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£240