Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Maricourt and Epehy, August and September 1918’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant W. L. Damant, 7th London Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (353991 Sjt. W. L. Damant. 7/Lond: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7864 Sjt. W. L. Damant. 7-Lond. R.) mounted court-style, good very fine (3) £700-£900

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918; citation published 11 March 1920:

‘He has continuously shown great courage and high powers of leadership from January, 1917, to date, more particularly at Maricourt, 1918, and again at Epehy in September, 1918, when he handled his Lewis-gun team with great ability. On one occasion he was the means of rescuing a badly wounded comrade from “No Man’s Land” under heavy shell fire.’

Walter Leonard Damant was a native of Romford, Essex, and served as a Sergeant with the 7th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment, in France from 27 January 1917, to the end of the war.

Sold with copied research including Battalion War Diary entries for the Maricourt and Epehy operations.