Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private E. Coleman, Manchester Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (27923 Pte. E. Coleman. 2/Manch: R.) good very fine £200-£240

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Robert Barltrop Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment.

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M.M., London Gazette: 14 May 1919.
Edward Coleman was born at Salford, Lancashire, on 26 June 1886 and attested for service in 4th Battalion the Manchester Regiment on 4 September 1914, but was rejected for service due to an unhealed broken arm. He again enlisted a year later in August 1915 and was posted to 3rd Battalion then at Cleethorpes. In January 1916 he was posted to join the 2nd Battalion in France. He then served continuously with 2nd Battalion, being gassed on 6 June 1918. He took part in and was wounded in the 96th Brigade’s attack on the enemy trench system at ‘Swiss Cottage’ in early October 1918, in which the 2nd Manchester’s ‘showed great gallantry’. On 21 October it was announced that Private Coleman had been awarded the Military Medal.

Sold with copied service papers and other research.