The Jack Russell Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal G. A. Rea, 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, late Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, who was awarded the Military Medal in 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (241515 Pte. G. A. Rea. 10/Glouc: R.) good very fine £240-£280

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Russell Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment.

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M.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918.

George Albert Rea attested for the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars on 26 May 1915, before transferring to the Gloucestershire Regiment (Territorial Force), and served with the 2/5th, 10th, and 12th Battalions during the Great War on the Western Front.

Sold with copied research, including a group photographic image in which the recipient is identified.