Orders, Decorations and Medals

A very good Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour Sergeant F. B. Finney, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, who was admitted to hospital in 1918 suffering the effects of ‘shell gas poisoning’

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8430 L. Cpl., 2/York. L.I.); 1914 Star, with clasp (8430 L. Cpl., Yorks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (8430 C. Sjt., Yorks. L.I.) generally very fine (4) £1000-1200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Fine Collection of Medals to 'Old Contemptibles' formed by Major Bob Keay.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 10 March 1915 ‘For conspicuous courage on the night of 19th January 1915, at Dranoutre, when he climbed through three lines of the enemy’s barbed wire entanglements under heavy close range fire, and obtained useful information relative to the German positions.’

Frank Bertram Finney served in France and Flanders with the B.E.F. from 3 September 1914 and was admitted to the Central Military Hospital, Winchester on 16 April 1918 suffering with shell gas poisoning, for which he received a disability pension after the war. Sold with copy service papers and m.i.c.