An original World War 1 Military Medal (MM), with length of original ribbon, named correctly to. 19/(S) Bn: Midd’x R. Edge nicks, nearly very fine. London Gazette 6 August 1918. Baker attested for the Middlesex Regiment and served with the 19th (2nd Public Works) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. The 19th Battalion were Pioneers, engaged on road-building, but were brought into the line as riflemen on 23 March 1918 during the March Retreat. Relieved on 1 April 1918, they reverted to Pioneering. This was their only front-line service. The item “Original WW1 Military Medal (MM), Pte. W. E. Baker, 19th Battalion, Middlesex R” is in sale since Thursday, August 27, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “hornbeammilitaria” and is located in Birmingham, West Midlands. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
- Service: Army
- Era: 1914-1945