The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late Major David Evans, T.D.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Private P. Roughley, 1/8th (Irish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, killed in action in February 1917

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1365 Pte., 1/8 L’pool. R.-T.F.) nearly very fine £300-350

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D.C.M. London Gazette 20 October 1916 ‘For conspicuous gallantry as a stretcher bearer during operations. For many days he did fine work under heavy shell and machine-gun fire. When wounded himself he managed to bandage up a badly wounded officer and some men, who were lying out in the open under machine-gun fire.’

Peter Roughley was born, lived and enlisted in Liverpool. He went to France with the original contingent of the 1/8th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment on 3 May 1915, and was killed in action in France and Flanders on 23 February 1917. He is buried at Hooge Crater Cemetery, Leper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium.