A Great War Western Front late 1918 operations Military Medal group awarded to Guardsman A. Waine, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, who saw service on the Western Front from 6th October 1915, and was decorated for his bravery in the London Gazette for 14th May 1919, which indicates an award won between August and October 1918.
Group of 5: Military Medal, GVR bust; (13042 PTE A. WAINE. 1/S.GDS.); 1914-1915 Star; (13042 PTE A. WAINE. S.GDS.); British War Medal and Victory Medal; (13042 PTE. A. WAINE. S.GDS.); Defence Medal 1939-1945.
Condition: Good Very Fine.
Together with four Church of England Theological School Crystal Palace Fete Prize Medal’s for 1903, 1904, and two for 1906.
Alexander Waine came from Sutton, Surrey, and saw service during the Great War as a Guardsman (No.13042) with the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, seeing service on the Western Front from 6th October 1915, where his unit formed part of the 1st Guards Brigade in the Guards Division. Waine quickly found himself in trouble on the Western Front when he accidentally shot himself in the foot with a rifle on 14th October 1915, just over a week after arriving, having spent 19 days in hospital with the wound, he would then find himself in front of a court of inquiry with a number of witnesses giving evidence, and the court finding that his wound had come about as a result of carelessness and that he should be tried by field court-martial. He would rejoin the Battalion on 4th January 1916 having recovered from his wound. Later he would be found guilty of being durnk on the march in April 1918 receiving 10 days punishment.
Waine was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field in the London Gazette for 14th May 1919, which indicates an award won between August and October 1918. Waine was transferred to the Class ‘Z’ Army Reserve.
