WW1 MM, QSA, PAIR & MEMORIAL PLAQUE, IMPERIAL YEOMANRY & 1st & 8th EAST KENT.REGT, K.I.A F&F 21-3-1918

GVR 1st type WW1 Military Medal (MM), QSA 1899-1902 With clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 & South Africa 1902 & WW1 Pair
To- 20609.PTE.G.WRIGHT.6th.COY.IMP.YEO (QSA)
& 12521.SJT.G.F.E.WRIGHT.8/E.KENT.R (MM)
& G-250.PTE.G.F.E.WRIGHT.R.FUS (Pair)
George Frederick Elliott Wright was born in Gorleston, Norfolk & lived in Rotherhithe, Surrey. He served with the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer war of 1899-1902 & enlisted in to the 30th battalion of the Royal Fusiliers in WW1. He went on to transfer to the East Kent Regiment & was awarded the Military Medal for services in France with the 8th battalion. This was published in the London gazette 12-3-1917. He transferred to the 1st battalion & was sadly killed in action in France & Flanders on the 1st day of the March offensive 21-3-1918. He is buried in Achiet-Le-Grand communal cemetery extension.
The medals are NEF or better & the plaque is housed in a large & heavy bronze frame.
Complete with copy service papers, medal roll details, CWGC details & SDGW details. Along with other basic military & biographical details.
The postage price reflects the weight of the frame for the plaque & THIS GROUP CAN NOT BE POSTED OVERSEAS. It would be ideal if the buyer could arrange to collect it from a fair or the shop.

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