MM . King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment . Salonika

[Igor Ostapenko]

Corporal Wateridge was also awarded the Military Medal for service with the 9th Battalion in Salonika. He was presented the ribbon (in lieu of the actual medal) on 16th October 1916. He was later awarded the Medal of St. George 3rd Class, a Russian award.

King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

[Igor Ostapenko]

MM

[medalman90]

awesome group!

[Jerry B]

He must have got his Russian medal before the revolution as they were no longer accepted by the British after then.

Another very good group Igor.

[Igor Ostapenko]

He receive Russian medal on buttle field - British troops was in Salonica with Russians, French and Serbian together

[Igor Ostapenko]

Another -

Private Harry Sharpe, 6th Battalion Connaught Rangers late 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers

- 1914-15 Star (3252 Pte. H. Sharpe. Conn: Rang.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (3252 Pte. H. Sharpe. Conn. Rang.)
- Russia: Medal of St. George. IV Class. Reverse numbered (No 901642)

Note: The award of the Russian Medal of St. George was published in the London Gazette of 15 February 1917

Important: Private Harold Sharpe, 6th Battalion Connaught Rangers, is confirmed as having 'Died-of-Wounds' in France on 26 March 1918