A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. awarded to Lieutenant E. Gill, South Wales Borderers

Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse engraved ‘Lieut. E. Gill. 10th S W B April 5th 1916’, in Royal Mint case of issue, nearly extremely fine £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Kenneth Petrie Collection.

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M.C. London Gazette 30 March 1916:
‘For conspicuous gallantry. He got over the parapet to rescue a wounded N.C.O., carried him thirty yards under machine-gun fire into comparative safety, and then went out again under fire to fetch a stretcher from the support trench.’

Edward Gill was commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant in the South Wales Borderers in January 1915, and advanced to Temporary Lieutenant in April of the same year. Gill was serving with the 10th (Service) Battalion (1st Gwent) at the time of winning his M.C., and he was subsequently wounded in action at Mametz Wood, Somme, 7 July 1916.