Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War 1918 ‘Salonika’ M.C. group of five awarded to Captain S. G. Collingwood, Royal Field Artillery, who was wounded at Nikolie on 18 September 1918, and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2.Lieut. S. G. Collingwood. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. S. G. Collingwood.) BWM renamed; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze star emblem on riband, very fine and better (5) £700-£900

M.C. London Gazette 1 February 1919:
‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Nikolie on 18 September 1918. Though suffering from a severe attack of malaria, he continued to command his battery throughout and to observe from a tree repeatedly shelled all day. About 1:00 p.m. on that day he was wounded, but continued to command, and it was not until 10:00 a.m. on 19 September that he had an opportunity of getting his wound dressed. The endurance and devotion to duty shown by this officer is an example of a high order.’

French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 21 July 1919:
‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’

Stewart George Collingwood was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, in 1895 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 12 August 1914. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 17 January to 20 October 1915, and was promoted Lieutenant on 9 June 1915. He subsequently served in Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, European Turkey, and the Islands of the Aegean Sea from November 1915 to October 1918, and was promoted Captain on 3 November 1917. Wounded at Nikolie, Salonika, on 18 September 1918, for his gallantry he was awarded the Military Cross and the French Croix de Guerre. He died in London on 3 February 1963.