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A Great War 'Western Front' M.C. group of four awarded to Major R. E. A. Richardson, Royal...
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Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. R. E. A. Richardson.); War Medal 1939-45, mounted for wear, good very fine (4) £600-£800
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M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1919.
Roland Edward Acril Richardson was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the West Riding Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery (Territorial Force) on 24 June 1917, and served attached to the 342nd Siege Battery during the Great War on the Western Front from 24 January 1918. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he was granted an Emergency Commission as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 16 September 1939, and post-War served as a Lieutenant in the Silcoates School Contingent, Combined Cadet Force. He resigned his commission on 31 August 1952, and was granted the honorary rank of Major.
Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. R. E. A. Richardson.); War Medal 1939-45, mounted for wear, good very fine (4) £600-£800
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M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1919.
Roland Edward Acril Richardson was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the West Riding Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery (Territorial Force) on 24 June 1917, and served attached to the 342nd Siege Battery during the Great War on the Western Front from 24 January 1918. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he was granted an Emergency Commission as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 16 September 1939, and post-War served as a Lieutenant in the Silcoates School Contingent, Combined Cadet Force. He resigned his commission on 31 August 1952, and was granted the honorary rank of Major.
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