Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Captain F. Gray, Manchester Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. F. Gray.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Capt. F. Gray.) mounted court-style for display, contact marks, polished and worn, good fine (3) £80-£100

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

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Frederick Gray was born in April 1889 and enlisted in the 15th Battalion London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) on 6 January 1909. As Private No. 865 he embarked for service in France on on 17 March 1915 (also entitled to a 1914-15 Star), but in May he was recalled to the U.K. for Officer training. He was commissioned into the Special Reserve and was posted to 5th Battalion the Manchester Regiment at Gallipoli in October 1915. He then served in Egypt, in the Sinai Desert and in Palestine, until March 1917, when his battalion embarked for the Western Front. He was wounded in or around August 1917, and was invalided back to the U.K. on 17 August. During his recuperation he was posted to the 3rd Reserve Battalion and then to 52nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment.

Gray was posted to 2nd Battalion in March 1920, who were then in Mesopotamia and were present at the action at Hillah. He was appointed General Staff Officer 3rd Grade and staff captain to G.H.Q. Iraq. On 20 October 1924 he was promoted Captain and saw service in India and Burma. In the 1930s as an officer in the Regular Army Reserve, he was posted as Adjutant of the 9th (Territorial) Battalion, Manchester Regiment.

Sold with copied service papers and other research.