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№ 1054

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14 September 2012

Hammer Price:
£2,300

A Great War M.M. and Bar group of six awarded to Serjeant C. F. Hutton, 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry

Military Medal, G.V.R. with Second Award Bar (1202 Sjt., 9/Durh. L.I.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (1202 L. Cpl., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (1202 Sjt., Durh. L.I.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (325036 Sjt., 9-Durh. L.I.) first two digits of service number overstruck; France, Croix de Guerre 1914-1918, some edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (6) £900-1200

M.M. London Gazette 27 October 1916.

Bar to M.M.
London Gazette 11 December 1918.

Croix de Guerre
London Gazette 7 October 1919.

Charles Frederick Hutton came from Gateshead-on-Tyne and enlisted on 6 May 1911. As a Lance-Corporal in the Durham Light Infantry he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 20 April 1915. Awarded the M.M. and Bar. He was discharged on 5 June 1919 and awarded the Silver War Badge (not with lot). With copied m.i.c. and roll extract, together with a photocopied photograph of the recipient wearing his M.M. and Croix de Guerre.