Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal J. Smith, Labour Corps, late North Staffordshire Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (632378 Pte. -L.Cpl.- J. Smith. Lab: C.) nearly extremely fine £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919.

John Smith attested for the North Staffordshire Regiment at Longton on 2 January 1915 and served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 July 1915. He was compulsory transferred to 234 Divisional Employment Company, Labour Corps, on 1 April 1918, and for his gallantry during the latter stages of the Great War was awarded the Military Medal. He was demobilised on 26 January 1919.