Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (Lieut. I. R. Cartwright.; Lieut. O. F. Savege.) nearly extremely fine (2) £100-£140

M.C. London Gazette 25 November 1916:
‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led a raiding party, himself accounting for four of the enemy before entering their trench. Later, with one N.C.O., he entered the enemy trench, collected his party, and himself accounted for five more of the enemy.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘Ploegsteert Wood, 25 November 1916.’

Ian Robert Cartwright served in the Orange Free State from October 1914 as Trooper in the 3rd Mounted Brigade Train, South African Forces. Detailed to operations in German South West Africa from January 1915, he was later appointed to a commission as Second Lieutenant in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Advanced Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, attached 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Cartwright survived the Great War and later claimed his medals in 1921, his address recorded as ‘Avoca, P. O. Douglas, Griqualand West, South Africa.’

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M.C. London Gazette 18 July 1917.

Oliver Frederick Savege was born in Arbroath, Forfarshire, on 9 March 1890, and initially served in France from 15 September 1914 as Private in the 14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish), London Regiment. According to the Montrose Standard on 25 May 1917, he took part in the ‘stirring engagement’ at Messines on 31 October 1914:
‘Having been wounded, he was invalided home for a time.’

Sent home to Scotland on 25 December 1914, Savege was later appointed to a commission in the 20th Battalion, London Regiment on 24 October 1916. Advanced Lieutenant, he was awarded the Military Cross whilst serving with the London Regiment and was Mentioned in Despatches on 10 July 1919, latterly for service with the Royal Engineers.