Orders, Decorations and Medals

Family group:

Four: Colour Serjeant G. G. Harfield, Yorkshire Regiment

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (1079 Corp., 1/Yo.. R) pitting, edge bruising; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1079 Clr. Sjt., York. Regt.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (C. Sjt., York. R.); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed, this with edge bruising and contact marks, first and last fine; others good very fine

Three: Drummer/Private G. G. Harfield, Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action, Western Front, 17 October 1916

1914 Star, with clasp (9230 Dmr., 2/York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (9230 Pte., York. R.) no rank on B.W.M., nearly extremely fine (7) £450-500

George Hutton was born in Bembridge, Isle of Wight. A Labourer by occupation and a member of the 3rd Hampshire Militia, he attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Portsmouth on 18 July 1883, aged 18 years. He transferred to the Yorkshire Regiment in July 1884 and served in Egypt, September 1884-June 1886; Cyprus, June-October 1886; Egypt, October 1886-January 1888; Cyprus, February 1888-July 1889; and Egypt, July-September 1889. Served at the battle of Ginnis, 30 December 1885. Attained the rank of Colour-Serjeant in January 1895. Re-engaged for the Yorkshire Regiment in March 1895. Discharged 17 July 1905.
Awarded the Army L.S. & G.C. by A.O. 90, April 1906. Awarded the Army M.S.M. by A.O. 113 of 1939. He died on 27 December 1954. With copied service papers.

Gordon George Harfield was born and enlisted at Richmond, Yorkshire. As a Drummer with the Yorkshire Regiment, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 5 October 1914. Serving with the 2nd Battalion he was killed in action on the Western Front on 17 October 1916. With copied m.i.c. and casualty details.

Footnote should read George ‘Harfield’ not ‘Hutton’