A Great War ‘Ypres 1917’ M.M. Group of 3 awarded to Gunner Harry Severn, D Battery, 5th Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, comprising: Military Medal, G.V.R. (149377 Gnr: H. Severn. 149377 Gnr: H. Severn. D.5/A. Bde: R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, 1914-1920 (149377 Gnr. H. Severn. R.A.); Group swing-mounted on card for display, good very fine (3) M.M.: London Gazette: 17 December, 1917 – ‘for bravery in the field’ (Derby)Gunner Harry Severn, of Derby, served with the Royal Field Artillery during the Great War, and was awarded the Military Medal ‘for bravery in the field’ while serving with D Company, 5th Army Brigade, R.F.A. in 1917. According to ‘The Great War Medal Collector’s Companion’ by Williamson, M.M.s awarded in this gazette tend to relate to actions which took place at Ypres, between roughly 9 September and 27 September 1917. His name also appears in the War Office ‘Weekly Casualty List’ of 28 May, 1918, as having been wounded in action.

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