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Auction: 22075 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 102

A Great War M.M. awarded to Acting-Corporal J. Telford, 258th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers, for gallantry on the Western Front

Military Medal, G.V.R. (155731 L. Cpl - A. Cpl - J. Telford. 258 / T'Lg: Coy R. E.), about extremely fine

M.M. London Gazette 16 July 1918.

John Telford, of Durham, served in France from September 1915 - initially with the Northumberland Fusiliers before transferring to the Royal Engineers. 258th Tunnelling Company saw particularly heavy fighting during the German Spring Offensive of 1918, both as infantry and engineers. Additionally entitled to a 1914-15 Star 'Trio', Telford was discharged to 'Z' Reserve in Januray 1919.

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