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Auction: 5005 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 560

A Somme 1916 M.M.and Bar Group of Four to Private A.G. Smee, Essex Regiment, killed in action Cambrai Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (12461 Pte A.G. Smee. 9/Essex: R.); 1914-15 Star (12461 Pte. A.G. Smee, Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (Pte), extremely fine (4) Estimate £ 800-1,000 M.M. London Gazette 14.9.1916 M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette21.10.1916 12461 Private Alfred George Smee, M.M., entered the French Theatre of Operations 30.5.1915; the 9th Battalion was in action in the front line trenches on the Somme on 2.7.1916 and took part in the attack towards Ovillers on the 3rd and the attack on Bayonet Trench on the 18th October; Private Smee was killed in action during the attack on the new British line at Cambrai by six or seven German Divisions 30.11.1917.

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