Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal G. Riley, Royal Field Artillery

Military Medal, G.V.R. (96537 Cpl. G. Riley. R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (96537. Cpl. G. Riley, R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (96537 Cpl. G. Riley. R.A.) good very fine (4) £280-320

M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916.

George Riley was born in Port Clarence, Co. Durham, in 1892 and attested for the Royal Field Artillery at Middlesbrough on 2 September 1914. He was promoted Acting Corporal three days later on 5 September 1914, and was supplementary employed on munitions work with Bell Brothers Ltd., Clarence Iron Works, Middlesbrough. Posted to 51st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery on 18 January 1915, he served during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 May 1915, and was awarded the Military Medal, as well as being Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 15 June 1916).

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