Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (7430 Pte. W. Butterfield. A.O.C.) generally very fine £80-£100

M.S.M. London Gazette 4 June 1917.

William Butterfield served in France with the Army Ordnance Corps from 15 August 1914. Advanced Temporary Warrant Officer 1st Class, he claimed his medals for Great War service in 1922, his address at that time recorded as ‘Hilsea Barracks, Cosham’.