Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of five awarded to Acting Colour Sergeant W. Hirst, 21st Wool Textile Pioneer) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 5th Dragoon Guards

Military Medal, G.V.R. (21-383 Sjt., 21/W. York. R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4414 Cpl., 5th Dragoon Guards); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (4414 Corpl., 5th Drgn. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (21-383 A. C. Sjt., W. York. R.); together with an erased 1914 Star; three Victorian era 5th Dragoon Guards badges; Belgian 1868 5 Franc coin; and a card named to recipient from the Major General, Commanding 4th Division on his leaving the army, Boer War medals with minor edge bruising and contact wear, otherwise generally very fine or better (10) £600-800

M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919.