An Unusual & Outstanding “Battle of Amiens” & “Hindenburg Line”
Military Medal
& 2nd Award Bar.
To: GS/ 63894 Cpl, G.H. MALLETT. 5th East Kent’s &
11th Bn Royal Fusiliers.(City of London Rgt).
Who was:
“THE MAN FROM THE PRU”
George worked pre & post war for the Prudential Assurance Company in Holborn, London.
With a RARE War Diary Citation for his 1st Award
[THE MEDALS]
“Officially Impressed”
Military Medal. 63894 Pte G.H. MALLETT. 11/R. FUS.
2nd Award Bar
War Medal. 241920 CPL. G.H. MALLETT. E. KENT. R.
Victory Medal. 241920 CPL. G.H. MALLETT. E. KENT. R.
[BIOGRAPHY]24th November 1881-14th February 1941.
George Henry Mallett was born on 24th November 1881 in DOCKING, near HUNSTANTON in NORFOLK, to George Henry Mallet (Snr) a Schoolmaster & Annie Eliza Mallet. His twin brother was Robert Henry Mallet who also initially served in the Great War as a private in the Norfolk Yeomanry, later becoming an officer in Egypt. In 1891 the family were living at “The Schoolhouse” Hunstanton with three other children.
Pre-war, in about 1900 both George & his brother moved to London at age 19 and both became insurance clerks with the Prudential and lived in digs at Pinfold Road, Streatham.
At age 26 George Married Mabel Rose Humm on 7th March 1908 at St Leonard’s Church, Streatham
[WAR DIARY CITATION].
1st MM (L.G. 24th Jan 1919)
“Lance Cpl G.H. MALLETT” M.M. “Finding the enemy bombing up a trench on his flank, hurriedly organised a party and gathered all the bombs he could find. Though the men were badly shaken and disorganised through loss of nearly all their company officers and NCO’s, he succeeded in driving the enemy off, inflicting heavy casualties and saving his flank from being driven in”.
[2nd MILITARY MEDAL] (L.G. 17th June 1919)
Advance to victory, Attack from Ronssoy.
A really excellent “Double MM” won by “THE MAN FROM THE PRU’.
A man of immense and immediate bravery who one minute is concerned with writing up insurance policies in a London office in Holborn & astonishingly is next seen carrying out multiple acts of great gallantry while fighting the Germans in France during the Great War.
Post war, George returned work for The Pru’ and by 1939 is seen living with his wife Mabel in Guildford. He was an ARP warden for the Pru’ at Holborn during the first two years of WW2. He died of natural causes on 14th February 1941.
[SUMMARY]
You’ll probably never look at your local insurance agent in the same way again. And ....if YOU are currently a manager or salesman working with THE PRU’ you might like to purchase this wonderful group to display on your office wall !
George Mallett is proudly recorded on the Prudential Assurance Roll of Honour and he’s the only man listed with a Military Medal.
....IF YOU ARE IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS THIS TRULY IS A “MUST HAVE” FOR YOUR OFFICE.....
All three medals are in CHOICE EF+ and totally uncleaned condition and are on original ribbons. Mr Mallet was obviously a very humble man as it’s quite clear that he never wore his medals and after the war he just calmly returned to work with The Pru’.
The group comes with an exceptionally large & complete, professionally produced and in depth research file of 60 pages.
All Military Medals with any type of full surviving citation are excessively rare.
This is an exceptional group.
£1795
[THE MEDALS]
“Officially Impressed”
Military Medal. 63894 Pte G.H. MALLETT. 11/R. FUS.
2nd Award Bar
War Medal. 241920 CPL. G.H. MALLETT. E. KENT. R.
Victory Medal. 241920 CPL. G.H. MALLETT. E. KENT. R.
[BIOGRAPHY]24th November 1881-14th February 1941.
George Henry Mallett was born on 24th November 1881 in DOCKING, near HUNSTANTON in NORFOLK, to George Henry Mallet (Snr) a Schoolmaster & Annie Eliza Mallet. His twin brother was Robert Henry Mallet who also initially served in the Great War as a private in the Norfolk Yeomanry, later becoming an officer in Egypt. In 1891 the family were living at “The Schoolhouse” Hunstanton with three other children.
Pre-war, in about 1900 both George & his brother moved to London at age 19 and both became insurance clerks with the Prudential and lived in digs at Pinfold Road, Streatham.
At age 26 George Married Mabel Rose Humm on 7th March 1908 at St Leonard’s Church, Streatham
[WAR DIARY CITATION].
1st MM (L.G. 24th Jan 1919)
“Lance Cpl G.H. MALLETT” M.M. “Finding the enemy bombing up a trench on his flank, hurriedly organised a party and gathered all the bombs he could find. Though the men were badly shaken and disorganised through loss of nearly all their company officers and NCO’s, he succeeded in driving the enemy off, inflicting heavy casualties and saving his flank from being driven in”.
[2nd MILITARY MEDAL] (L.G. 17th June 1919)
Advance to victory, Attack from Ronssoy.
A really excellent “Double MM” won by “THE MAN FROM THE PRU’.
A man of immense and immediate bravery who one minute is concerned with writing up insurance policies in a London office in Holborn & astonishingly is next seen carrying out multiple acts of great gallantry while fighting the Germans in France during the Great War.
Post war, George returned work for The Pru’ and by 1939 is seen living with his wife Mabel in Guildford. He was an ARP warden for the Pru’ at Holborn during the first two years of WW2. He died of natural causes on 14th February 1941.
[SUMMARY]
You’ll probably never look at your local insurance agent in the same way again. And ....if YOU are currently a manager or salesman working with THE PRU’ you might like to purchase this wonderful group to display on your office wall !
George Mallett is proudly recorded on the Prudential Assurance Roll of Honour and he’s the only man listed with a Military Medal.
....IF YOU ARE IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS THIS TRULY IS A “MUST HAVE” FOR YOUR OFFICE.....
All three medals are in CHOICE EF+ and totally uncleaned condition and are on original ribbons. Mr Mallet was obviously a very humble man as it’s quite clear that he never wore his medals and after the war he just calmly returned to work with The Pru’.
The group comes with an exceptionally large & complete, professionally produced and in depth research file of 60 pages.
All Military Medals with any type of full surviving citation are excessively rare.
This is an exceptional group.
£1795