The David Laban Collection of Great War Awards

A Great War ‘Egyptian theatre’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private P. Hawkins, 1/1st Berkshire Yeomanry and Machine Gun Corps

Military Medal, G.V.R. (D-15201 Pte. P. Hawkins. 1/1 Berks: Yeo. - T.F.); British War and Victory Medals (14985 Pte. P. Hawkins. Berks. Yeo.) light contact marks, good very fine (3) £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David Laban Collection of Great War Awards.

View
Collection

M.M. London Gazette 10 April 1918 (Egypt).

Percy Hawkins served with 1/1 Berkshire Yeomanry and also with the Machine Gun Corps in the Egyptian theatre of War, and was disembodied on 28 September 1919.

Sold with a printed cloth sleeve badge with four red overseas service chevrons; a gilt and enamelled Berkshire Old Comrades Association lapel pin badge; and an original coloured membership certificate for the Comrades of the Great War, Faringdon Branch, this with some tears; several small photographic images, on active service and others; and small soldiers prayer leaflet.