Naval Medals from the Collection of the Late Jason Pilalas (Part I)

The Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal F. C. Upton, 63rd Royal Naval Division Signal Company, Royal Engineers

Military Medal, G.V.R. (207461 Cpl. F. C. Upton. 63/R.N.D.S. Coy. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (207461 Cpl. F. C. Upton. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, good very fine and scarce (3) £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Naval Medals from the Collection of the Late Jason Pilalas.

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M.M. London Gazette 16 July 1918 (France).

Frederick Charles Upton died of wounds in France on 27 September 1918, aged 27. He was the son of William and Jane Upton, of Deal, and husband of Annie Esther Louisa Upton, also of Deal. He is buried in Ecoust-St. Mein British Cemetery, near Arras. The village of Ecoust-St. Mein was taken by the 8th/9th Devons in a blizzard on 2 April 1917, lost on 21 March 1918, and retaken at the end of August by the 3rd Division.