World War Medals

VINTAGE & RARE WW1 BRITISH ARMY MILITARY CROSS & MEDAL GROUP AWARDED TO CAPTAIN ARCHIBALD CECIL MILLS, ROYAL ARTILLERY. Medals have been court mounted for display, including. GRV Military Cross – un-named (attributed London Gazette, 3rd June 1919) – see research below. British War & Victory Medals, impressed to: CAPT. Included is a gilded officer’s Royal Artillery cap badge with spinning wheel and claw back attachment. Born 9th September 1893. Served in the 277th Support Battery (Territorial Forces) 45th (2/Wessex) Division, entering France on 22nd March 1917. For actions in France & Flanders. Applied for medals 26th March 1922, stating his address 4 Weston College Road, Mannamead, Plymouth. Died Plymouth June 1982, aged 88. The 277th RFA were originally an artillery Brigade attached to the 55th West Lancashire Division, Territorial Forces. After the Boer War, the Government and Army realised that the small standing Army of the Empire was insufficient for modern needs, and in 1908 the Territorial Forces came into being, and trained and equipped as the Regular Army. Though they were raised to serve on the home front only, at the outbreak of World War 1, they volunteered for service at the front. The 277th did not go into action immediately, and when they did go off to France in late 1915, the 277th were attached to the 2nd Canadian Division who were still getting their artillery up to strength and a suitable level of competence. The 277th rejoined their own 55th Division at the beginning of 1916, but were moved again in January of 1917 to become an Army Brigade under the more centralised command of the newly re-organised Royal Field Artillery. Logistically, this made sense, because moving vast numbers of horses, guns and men to different sectors of the front (traditionally following their parent Division), on a fairly regular basis, did not make much sense as it was a highly dangerous and frequently complicated exercise. Please view our guide on spotting fake militaria. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. 2/135 Russell St, Morley, WA. We run two specialist military auctions per year, details of which can be found on our website. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “VINTAGE & RARE WW1 BRITISH ARMY MILITARY CROSS MEDAL GROUP 277th BTY R. G. A” is in sale since Monday, October 03, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1914 – 1918 (WWI)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Authenticity: Original
• Country: UK
• Campaign: WW1
• Product Type: Medals
• Era: 1900s