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The Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Petty Officer J. Pyrah, Royal Naval Volunteer...
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The Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Petty Officer J. Pyrah, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, attached Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division, who was twice wounded, in Gallipoli and in France Military Medal, G.V.R. (KW-188 P.O, J. Pyrah. Hood Bn., R.N.V.R.); 1914-15 Star (K.W.-188 J. Pyrah, A.B., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (K.W.188 J. Pyrah. P.O., R.N.V.R.) good very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919. James Pyrah was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, on 3 January 1891, and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in September 1914, when he was drafted to Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division. Embarked for the Dardanelles, he was severely wounded in Gallipoli on 2 May 1915, by a gunshot wound to chest and was evacuated home via St. Andrew’s Hospital in Malta. He subsequently rejoined Hood Battalion in France in May 1916 and was again wounded on 9 October 1917, by a gunshot to his right arm and was evacuated to base depot for treatment. Nonetheless, he once more rejoined his unit in the Field in the summer of 1918 and was advanced to Petty Officer. Sold with copied record of service.
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The Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Petty Officer J. Pyrah, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, attached Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division, who was twice wounded, in Gallipoli and in France Military Medal, G.V.R. (KW-188 P.O, J. Pyrah. Hood Bn., R.N.V.R.); 1914-15 Star (K.W.-188 J. Pyrah, A.B., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (K.W.188 J. Pyrah. P.O., R.N.V.R.) good very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919. James Pyrah was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, on 3 January 1891, and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in September 1914, when he was drafted to Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division. Embarked for the Dardanelles, he was severely wounded in Gallipoli on 2 May 1915, by a gunshot wound to chest and was evacuated home via St. Andrew’s Hospital in Malta. He subsequently rejoined Hood Battalion in France in May 1916 and was again wounded on 9 October 1917, by a gunshot to his right arm and was evacuated to base depot for treatment. Nonetheless, he once more rejoined his unit in the Field in the summer of 1918 and was advanced to Petty Officer. Sold with copied record of service.
Naval Medals from the Collection of the Late Jason Pilalas (Part 2)
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