Auction Catalogue

29 July 1992

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Westbury Hotel  37 Conduit Street  London  W1S 2YF

Lot

№ 439

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29 July 1992

Hammer Price:
£300

A Great War D.C.M. group of five to Warrant Officer L.W. Witham, 171 Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers

DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL, G.V.R. (16851 Cpl. 171/T'lg Coy. R.E.); 1914 MONS STAR, with slide type bar (2.Cpl.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (T.C.Q.M. Sgt.); ARMY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (WO. Cl.2.), mounted on a contemporary display with various rank and unit insignia including RE. cap badges for the reigns of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V, good very fine (5)

D.C.M., London Gazette, 13th February, 1917: 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has performed consistant good work throughout, and has at all times set a splendid example.'