Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class C. W. Carter, Army Chaplains’ Department, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches

British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Rev. C. W. Carter.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Kurdistan, Iraq, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Rev. C. W. Carter.) light contact marks, better than very fine (3) £300-£400

Cyril Wallis Carter was born on 17 February 1888 and was educated at Westminster School and King’s College, London. He was ordained into Holy Orders and was appointed Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class on 5 April 1918. He served during the latter stages of the Great War in Egypt, landing there in July 1918, serving in that theatre until 12 January 1919. He subsequently served with the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, earning the General Service Medal with clasps for Iraq and Kurdistan. For his services he was Mentioned in both General Allenby’s Despatch (London Gazette 5 March 1919), and in General Haldane’s Despatch (London Gazette 9 September 1921).