A Great War M.M. group of three medals to Frederick Harry Mather Newell, King's Royal Rifle Corps:

A Great War M.M. group of three medals to Frederick Harry Mather Newell, King's Royal Rifle Corps: Military Medal, George V (R-39430 PTE. F. H. M. NEWELL 1/K.R.RIF:C.); British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (R-39430 PTE. F. NEWELL. K.R.RIF.C.), mounted for display, all good very fine or better, [3]; together with a small quantity of original documentation including a divisional gallantry card.

M.M. London Gazette 11/02/1919

Private Newell was born in 1898. He was called up on the 28th of May 1917 and served in the London Regiment and the 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps. His M.M. gazette carries awards for the Battle of Amiens, 8th of August to 3rd September 1918, and his divisional gallantry card cites "his brave and fearless devotion to a wounded comrade when one of a battle patrol near Ayette August 14th, 1918.". Operation reports for this day describe a fierce action in which a patrol was pressed forward in the face of enemy ground fire, air cover and artillery, and was subsequently supported by the advance of the rest of D Company of the 1st K.R.R.C.

Private Newell was discharged to the reserves on the 11th of February 1920. His certificate of wartime employment describes him as a courageous and efficient soldier. He went on to work as an insurance underwriter and he died on the 11th of April 1983.