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Auction: 6017 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 126

A 1917 ´Mesopotamia´ M.C. Group of Seven to Major H.D. McGrigor James, Yorkshire Regiment attached 10th Battalion Machine Gun Corps, Late Grenadier Guards Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Queen´s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (5970, Cpl. H.D. M.James, Gren: Gds:); King´s South Africa, two clasps (5970 Serjt: D. James. (sic.) Grenadier Guards.); 1914-15 Star (Capt. H.D. McG. James. York.R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (Major H.D. McG. James.); Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ´Field Marshal´s bust´ type (641 Q.M. Sjt: Instr: H.D. M.James. S. Of M.), contact marks to Q.S.A. and K.S.A., these nearly very fine, otherwise very fine or better (7) Estimate £ 850-950M.C. London Gazette 7.2.1918 Lieutenant (Acting Major) Henry Delroy McGrigor James, Yorkshire Regiment, attached Machine Gun Corps Major Henry Delroy McGrigor James, M.C., born 1875; served in the ranks for 18 years and 166 days; Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment, 4.12.1914; served during the Great War on the Western Front, 15.8.1915-29.1.1916; Lieutenant 10.6.1915; Temporary Captain 10.6.1915-30.1.1916; employed as a Brigade Machine Gun Officer until 29.1.1916; Acting Major 6.9.1916; served in Mesopotamia 22.9.1916-12.1.1918; and with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 12.1.1918-31.10.1918 (wounded; Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 15.8.1917 and 12.3.1918); retired Honorary Major, 8.3.1920.

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