Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The 1914-15 Star trio awarded to Private N. W. Player, 1/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, who won the D.C.M. for gallantry in the trenches near Nasiriyah, Mesopotamia, on 24 July 1914

1914-15 Star (1942 Pte. N. W. Player. Hamps. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1942 Pte. N. W. Player. Hamps. R.) good very fine (3) £80-£120

D.C.M. London Gazette 9 October 1915:
‘For conspicuous bravery on the 24th July, 1915, near Nasiriyah (Mesopotamia). Private Player was one of the two first to enter the enemy’s trenches in advance of his Regiment, and his courage and devotion to duty set a fine example to all ranks.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 April 1916. Sold with copied research.