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Auction: 22002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 216

A 1917 Albert M.M. awarded to Private T. O'Hara, 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, who saw action at the Somme and Passchendaele, being twice wounded in the latter sector

Military Medal, G.V.R. (36855 Pte T. O'Hara. 2/ W. York: R.), good very fine

M.M. London Gazette 26 May 1917.

Thomas O'Hara enlisted on 2 August 1915 and entered the war in 1916 seeing service on the Somme. Awarded the Military Medal in March 1917 while he was serving as a Stretcher Bearer with the Battalion, O'Hara later served at Ypres. Here he was wounded twice - once on 26 June 1917 when hit in the back by shrapnel - and was treated at No. 31 Ambulance Train. Returning to his unit he was wounded again on 5 December 1917 during the Battle of Ypres. O'Hara was discharged on 30 August 1918; sold together with copied research including M.I.C. and extracts from the London Gazette, the National Roll of the Great War and the War Diary of the 2nd Battalion.

Further entitled to the British War and Victory Medals.

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Sold for
£260

Starting price
£160