Orders, Decorations and Medals

RUSSIAN ST. GEORGE MEDAL FOR BRAVERY, 3rd class, silver, numbered '22216' on the reverse and officially impressed on the edge (9646 Cpl. E.M. Venning, 2/ Shrop. L.I.) with original ribbon, nearly extremely fine

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Medals to the Shropshire Light Infantry.

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Only 4 such awards were won by the regiment during the Great War. Corporal E.M. Venning was killed in action.