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A Great War 'Western Front' M.M. pair awarded to Private J. Glass, 1st Rhonddas, 10th...
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Private J. Glass, 1st Rhonddas, 10th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, who was severely wounded and buried whilst delivering messages at Bollezeele on 7 April 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (18143 Pte. J. Glass. 10/Welsh R.); 1914-15 Star (18143 Pte. J. Glass. Welsh R.) pitting and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £200-£240 --- M.M. London Gazette 26 May 1917. The original Recommendation states: ‘For Gallantry in Lancashire Farm Sector. He volunteered to take messages from Company HQ to front line where communication was heavily barraged. On second journey was buried but extricated himself and returned with valuable information. He was severely wounded shortly afterwards.’ Joseph Glass was born in 1883 and attested for the Welsh Regiment on 14 October 1914, serving with the 1st Rhonddas, 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 December 1915, a Battalion that was recruited locally from the Rhondda Valley. He was awarded the Military Medal for his action on 7 April 1917 at Bollezeele, on which date he also received a gunshot wound to the right leg; he was the only person from his Battalion singled out for an award in month of April 1917. He was discharged on 10 January 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge No. 477549, his address given as 11 Vicarage Terrace, Cwmparc, Treorchy, Rhondda (Glamorganshire).
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Private J. Glass, 1st Rhonddas, 10th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, who was severely wounded and buried whilst delivering messages at Bollezeele on 7 April 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (18143 Pte. J. Glass. 10/Welsh R.); 1914-15 Star (18143 Pte. J. Glass. Welsh R.) pitting and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £200-£240 --- M.M. London Gazette 26 May 1917. The original Recommendation states: ‘For Gallantry in Lancashire Farm Sector. He volunteered to take messages from Company HQ to front line where communication was heavily barraged. On second journey was buried but extricated himself and returned with valuable information. He was severely wounded shortly afterwards.’ Joseph Glass was born in 1883 and attested for the Welsh Regiment on 14 October 1914, serving with the 1st Rhonddas, 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 December 1915, a Battalion that was recruited locally from the Rhondda Valley. He was awarded the Military Medal for his action on 7 April 1917 at Bollezeele, on which date he also received a gunshot wound to the right leg; he was the only person from his Battalion singled out for an award in month of April 1917. He was discharged on 10 January 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge No. 477549, his address given as 11 Vicarage Terrace, Cwmparc, Treorchy, Rhondda (Glamorganshire).
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