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Auction: 7022 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 396

A Great War 1916 ´Somme´ M.M. Group of Three to Sergeant R. Broadhurst, Motor Machine Gun Service, and Machine Gun Corps (Motors), and Royal Field Artillery, Later Tank Corps Military Medal, G.V.R. (1674 Sjt: R. Broadhurst. 15/By: M.M.G.S.); 1914-15 Star (1674 Sjt. R. Broadhurst. R.F.A.); British War Medal (1674 Sjt. R. Broadhurst. M.M.G.S.-R.A.-), the M.M. worn, the Campaign Medals good very fine, mounted together with Victory Medal (417 Gnr. H.F. Pinder. M.M.G.S. (R.A.)), good very fine (4) Estimate £ 750-800 M.M. London Gazette 11.11.1916 1674 Sjt. R. Broadhurst, M.M.G. Service. 1674 Sergeant Ruben Broadhurst, M.M., enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery; transferred to the 15th Battalion, Motor Machine Gun Service on its formation, May 1915; served in France with 18th Division from 25.7.1915; transferred as 20506 Sergeant, Tank Corps, and served in India with 1st Indian Brigade, January-November 1918. Sergeant Broadhurst won his Military Medal for the Battle of the Somme.

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