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Auction: 25112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 418

A well-documented group of four awarded to Private F. W. Cherry, Shropshire Light Infantry, who received a Divisional Commendation in 1915 after suffering severe wounds, post-war he was employed at the Royal Military Academy and as an Inspector of Ordnance at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich for which he was awarded the Imperial Service Medal

1914-15 Star (8647. Pte. F.W. Cherry. Shrops. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (8647 Pte. F.W. Cherry. K.S.L.I.); Imperial Service Medal in Elkington, London, case of issue; G.VI.R.( Frederick William Cherry), very fine (4)

Note no evidence has been uncovered of an M.I.D., it is believed the recipient used the emblem to represent his divisional commendation.

I.S.M. London Gazette 30 June 1953.

Frederick William Cherry was born at Greenwich on 27 March 1888, the son of Henry Cherry. A postman, he enlisted at Woolwich in the Shropshire Light Infantry on 29 October 1907 and served with them during the Great War before he was wounded by a shell burst receiving injuries to his head, shoulder and leg on 23 June 1915. Earlier he had been awarded a 27th Division commendation card in appreciation of services rendered in the field on 24 February 1915, this accompanies the group. He then transferred to the Labour Corps and was allotted a new number, 266133.

After the war, he was employed at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and later at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich as Chief Inspector of Armaments. Cherry died at Bexleyheath, Kent on 10 June 1963; sold together with award document for the I.S.M., testimonials confirming post war appointments, original marriage certificate, two certificates of service, three pre-war photographs of Cherry, one in uniform, a newspaper cutting from the Eltham newspaper containing a photo of Cherry.

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