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Auction: 22001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 247

(x) Three: Private F. L. Hodson, Lincolnshire Yeomanry

1914-15 Star (1996 Pte. F. L. Hodson. Linc. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (1996 Pte. F. L. Hodson. Linc. Yeo.), good very fine (3)

Frank L. Hodson served with the Lincolnshire Yeomanry in Egypt from 21 November 1915. 1/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry embarked for Salonika at the end of October 1915, however it was rerouted to Egypt, arriving in Cairo at the end of November. The Regiment remained in Egypt and then Palestine until May 1918. It served as part of the 22nd Mounted Brigade from April 1916 and then from February 1917 served with the Anzac Mounted Division. In July 1917, it formed part of the Yeomanry Mounted Division and remained with this Division until leaving for France in May 1918. Reformed as ‘D’ Battalion Machine Gun Corps with 1/1st East Riding Yeomanry, in August 1918, it was renamed 102 Battalion M.G.C.

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Sold for
£200

Starting price
£50