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Auction: 23112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 690

A Great War M.M. group of five to Sergeant W. J. Fowler, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays), who later served with the Military Foot Police

Military Medal, G.V.R. (D-19825 Sjt. W.J. Fowler. 2/D. Gds:); 1914 Star, clasp (6566 Pte W.J. Fowler. 2/D. Gds); British War and Victory Medals (19825 Sjt. W.J. Fowler. 2-D. Gds.); Long Service and Good Conduct, G.V.R. (7681639 Pte. W.J. Fowler. C.M.P.), mounted for wear, first with minor pitting from Star, about very fine, (5)

M.M. London Gazette 25 April 1918.

W. J. Fowler, of Hounslow in Middlesex, is confirmed as serving in France & Flanders from 15 August 1914 with the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays). This regiment formed part of the 1st Cavalry Brigade in the 1st Cavalry Division of the British Expeditionary Force (B.E.F.) and participated in many early and hard-fought engagements of the Great War including the Retreat from Mons, the Battle of Le Cateau, the Battle of Messines and the First Battle of Ypres.

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Sold for
£950

Starting price
£280