Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Cite St Pierre’ 1917 M.M. group of four awarded to Private A Reed, 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (240143 Pte. A. Reed. 1/5 Linc: R.); 1914-15 Star (1516 Pte. A. Reed. Linc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1516 Pte. A. Reed. Linc. R.) reverse centre of M.M. polished, otherwise nearly very fine (4) £380-420

M.M. London Gazette 5 May 1917. The following recommendation was extracted from hand-written notes made by the Adjutant of the 5th Battalion:

‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Cite St Pierre on the 21st and 22nd April 1917, when communication between Advanced Battalion Headquarters and the Company in the line was constantly cut off by heavy enemy barrage. As a Linesman, Pte Reed went out at various times, both by day and night accompanied by Pte Ward under heavy shell fire, to repair the lines in the open. It was very largely due to the devotion to duty of these two men that communication was maintained.’

Arthur Reed served in France from 1 March 1915.