Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal A. Brierley, 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (18691 L. Cpl., 2/Notts. & Derby. R.); 1914-15 Star (18691 Pte., Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals (18691 Pte., Notts. & Derby. R.) very fine (4) £1000-1200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 2 December 1919. ‘On the morning of the 18th September, 1918, in front of St. Quentin, during the attack on the Quadrilateral, he did splendid work while acting as company stretcher-bearer. He did not cease from tending and bringing in the wounded till he had been wounded three times. All day long he continued to carry out his duties under a very heavy fire from both machine guns and artillery, often exposing himself to great risk in order to reach some badly wounded man near the enemy’s wire. By his great gallantry he undoubtedly saved many lives.’

Private Arthur Brierley, 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 18 May 1915. Serving with them towards the end of the war, his great gallantry in action brought him the award of the D.C.M. He was later transferred to the York and Lancaster Regiment. With them he saw service in Mesopotamia and was awarded the G.S.M. with clasp for N.W. Persia. Latterly living in Mansfield, Arthur Brierley died on 10 November 1953. With copied research.