An Extremely Rare Great War Western Front M.S.M.
Group of Five to Corporal of Horse C.L. Hann, Royal
Horse Guards Battalion, Guards Machine Gun Regiment,
Later Warrant Officer Class II
1914-15 Star, name erased; British War Medal (1528 C. of
H. C.L. Hann. R.H.Gds); Victory Medal, name erased; Army
Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type
(304154 W.O. Cl. II C.L. Hann. R.H.G.); Meritorious Service
Medal, G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (5546 Cpl. of
H. C.L. Hann. Gds: M.G. Regt.), generally very fine or better
(5) Estimate £200-250
M.S.M. London Gazette 3.6.1919 5546 Cpl. of Horse Hann, C.L.,
R.H. Gds. Bn., Guards Machine Gun Regiment (East Peckham).
‘In recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in
France and Flanders.’
304154 Warrant Officer Class II Claude Lionel Hann, M.S.M.,
enlisted as 1528 Trooper, Royal Horse Guards; advanced to
Corporal of Horse and served with the 3rd Battalion, Guards
Machine Gun Regiment in France.
One of only 20 M.S.M.s to the Guards Machine Gun Regiment
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