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The Barry Hobbs Collection of Great War Medals
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Six: Regimental Sergeant Major F. S. Gaiger, 6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment (Territorial Force) British War and Victory Medals (146 T.W.O. Cl.1. F. S. Gaiger. E. Surr. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (146 C. Sjt. F. S. Gaiger. E. Surr. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (240016 R.S. Mjr. F. S. Gaiger. 1/6 E. Surr. R.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (1019 Serjt. F. S. Gaiger. 3rd V. B. E. Surrey Regt.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (240016 T.S.Mjr. F. S. Gaiger. 6/ E. Surr: R.) good very fine or better (6) £300-£400 --- Frederick Samuel Gaiger was born at Chertsey, Surrey and attested there for the 6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment on 10 April 1908. Embarked with his battalion for India in October 1914, Gaiger was granted the substantive rank of Warrant Officer Class II and appointed Company Sergeant Major on 1 May 1915 and Temporary Warrant Officer Class I as Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major (for the duration of the war), dated 17 June 1915. The 6th Battalion embarked from Bombay bound for service in Aden on 20 May 1917 and after a period of security duty back in Agra from January 1918, returned to England in 1919. Gaiger was demobilized at Hanwell on 8 January 1920 and died at Chertsey in 1934.
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Six: Regimental Sergeant Major F. S. Gaiger, 6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment (Territorial Force) British War and Victory Medals (146 T.W.O. Cl.1. F. S. Gaiger. E. Surr. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (146 C. Sjt. F. S. Gaiger. E. Surr. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (240016 R.S. Mjr. F. S. Gaiger. 1/6 E. Surr. R.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (1019 Serjt. F. S. Gaiger. 3rd V. B. E. Surrey Regt.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (240016 T.S.Mjr. F. S. Gaiger. 6/ E. Surr: R.) good very fine or better (6) £300-£400 --- Frederick Samuel Gaiger was born at Chertsey, Surrey and attested there for the 6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment on 10 April 1908. Embarked with his battalion for India in October 1914, Gaiger was granted the substantive rank of Warrant Officer Class II and appointed Company Sergeant Major on 1 May 1915 and Temporary Warrant Officer Class I as Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major (for the duration of the war), dated 17 June 1915. The 6th Battalion embarked from Bombay bound for service in Aden on 20 May 1917 and after a period of security duty back in Agra from January 1918, returned to England in 1919. Gaiger was demobilized at Hanwell on 8 January 1920 and died at Chertsey in 1934.
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