Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Lieutenant Wilfred Hughes, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, attached Machine Gun Corps

British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. W. Hughes.) mounted for display, sold with original M.I.D. certificate dated 1 November 1918, this mounted on card, distressed at margins and with loss at one corner, medals extremely fine (2) £70-£90

M.I.D. London Gazette 30 January 1919: ‘Machine Gun Corps. T/Lt. W. Hughes, (Lt., 3/6th Bn., R. War. R. (T.F.)).

Wilfred Hughes enlisted as 2410 Private, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and served in France from March 1915. He was discharged to a commission on 20 November 1915, and served with 3/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Mentioned in despatches for Salonika for the period 1 March to 1 October, 1918 (Milne’s despatch of 1 November 1918). Also entitled to 1914-15 Star.