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Auction: 22003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 460

(x) A Great War M.M. pair awarded to Private W. E. Heckrath, King's Royal Rifle Corps, late Eastern Province Horse

Military Medal, G.V.R. (R.6568 Pte. W. E. Heckrath. 2/K.R.R.C.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal (21934 Tpr: W. E. Heckrath. Eastn: Prov: Horse), very fine (2)

M.M. London Gazette 1 September 1916.

Walter Edward Heckrath enlisted on 4 November 1914 and served in France with the 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps from 8 October 1915. He is noted in the King's Royal Rifle Corps Chronicle as having won his M.M. for actions in February 1916 and was discharged on account of wounds on 12 May 1917.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£1,100

Starting price
£220

Sale 22003 Notices
'Now a Group of Three and accompanied by his British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Matabeleland 1893, no clasp (1771 Troopr. W. Heckrath. B.B. Police.), previously offered as Lot 92.'