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Auction: 23112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 717

A Great War M.S.M. group of three awarded to Private W. Percival, Australian Army Medical Corps

British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (6262 Pte. W. Percival. 2. A.S.H. A.I.F.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (6262 Pte W. Percival. Aust: A.M.C.), toned, good very fine (3)

M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (Egypt).

M.I.D. London Gazette 21 January 1919.

William Percival was born at Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire and was a Motor Painter when he enlisted on 28 July 1915 at Perth, Western Australia. Percival was attached to A.M.C. Clearing Hospital from 1 September 1915 and embarked overseas from Alexandria on 4 December 1915 aboard the Assaye. However he fell victim to Influenza on 14 February 1916 and was sent to Tel-El-Kebir, he then served with 14th General Hospital followed by service with 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital from 7 November 1917. Embarking on Caledonia for return to the United Kingdom on 1 May 1919, he was demobilised on 22 September 1919 in London.

Further entitled to a 1914-15 Star.

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Sold for
£520

Starting price
£180