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Auction: 25001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 357

A Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Private L. Holden, 11th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

Military Medal, G.V.R. (42763 Pte. L. Holden. 11/W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (42763 Pte. L. Holden. W. York. R.), good very fine (3)

M.M. London Gazette 29 March 1919 (Italy).

Lawrence Holden was a native of Leeds and served during the latter part of the Great War in Italy. His Battalion was transferred from the Western Front as a result of the disaster at Caporetto. The unit shared in the Asiago Plateau, the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, the passage of the Piave and Battle of Monticano. It is noted that he earned his M.M. during the events on the Piave from 26-29 October 1918. Holden was discharged in October 1919 and this is his full entitlement.

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Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£240