Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private J. Marland, Manchester Regiment, attached 179th (Tunnelling) Company, Royal Engineers, for his gallantry at the Battle of Messines on 17 June 1917

Military Medal, G.V.R. (3226 Pte. J. Marland, 2/Manch: R.) minor edge bruising, toned, nearly extremely fine £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Robert Barltrop Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment.

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M.M. London Gazette 17 September 1917: 2nd Bn. Manchester Regt., att. 179 Tun. Coy. R.E.

James Marland served during the Great War in France with the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment, landing there on 22 April 1915. He was later attached 179th (Tunnelling) Company, Royal Engineers. 179th Company was attached to the Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps, to build bridges and to ‘unditch’ the tanks, and in this capacity his M.M. is listed in the Tank Corps Book of Honour:
‘3226 Pte. Marland, J. 2nd Manchesters. Awarded M.M.: ‘At the Battle of Messines on June 17, 1917. For exceptional courage and coolness under trying circumstances. He took control of a working party making a route for tanks across the open during a heavy bombardment, and by his personal direction and example the task allotted to his party was successfully carried out.’

Marland was discharged on 14 December 1918.

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