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Auction: 7012 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 147

The Unique M.B.E., M.S.M. Group of Seven Which Includes the Extremely Rare Three Clasp Northern Kurdistan General Service Medal to Major F.W. Hall, Royal West Surrey Regiment, Attached Iraq Levies a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, Member´s (M.B.E.) breast Badge b) 1914-15 Star (T-2468 Pte. F.W. Hall. The Queen´s R.) c) British War and Victory Medals (Capt. F.W. Hall) d) General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., three clasps, Iraq, Kurdistan, Northern Kurdistan (Capt. F.W. Hall) e) Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (240678 Pte.- A.Sjt:- F.W. Hall. 5/The Queen´s R.) f) Iraq, King Faisal Active Service Medal, the Great War Medals post-1921 issue, generally good very fine, with portrait photograph of the recipient (7) Estimate £ 1,800-2,200 M.B.E. London Gazette 3.6.1925 Lieutenant (Local Major) Francis William Hall, Regular Army Reserve of Officers, General List, Ordnance Officer, Iraq Levies. M.S.M. London Gazette 15.10.1918 240678 Pte. (A./Sjt.) F.W. Hall, R.W. Surrey R. (Guildford). ´In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in Mesopotamia during the present War´. Major Francis William Hall, M.B.E., is first listed as serving with the Iraq Levies in 1919, and is listed as still serving in the January 1932 Air Force List; this, combined with his M.B.E. citation confirms his entitlement to all three clasps on his G.S.M. A copy of the recipient´s M.I.C. is included which also confirms clasp entitlement.

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