Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front 1915’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal J. J. Ingram, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, who was killed in action in July 1915

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4641 L. Cpl. J. J. Ingram. 3/C.G.); 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (4641 Pte. J. J. Ingram. C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (4641 Pte. J. J. Ingram. C. Gds.) mounted for display, together with a Coldstream cap badge, nearly extremely fine (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 23 June 1915:
‘For acts of gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders.’; citation published 30 June 1915:
‘For conspicuous gallantry in the trenches. He has set a fine example of devotion to duty.’

John Joseph Ingram landed in France and Flanders with the 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, on 21 August 1914, and was killed in action on 12 July 1915. The Battalion War Diary entries for that month are particularly light but the 3rd Battalion was occupying trenches in the vicinity of Cuinchy and Cambrin. He is buried in Cambrin Churchyard Extension.

Sold with copied research including gazette notices, War Diary extract, D.C.M. and Medal Index Card, the latter annotated ‘K in A”.