Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed, in case of issue, extremely fine £300-350

Inside of case lid with printed card reading, ‘M.C., March 1918, Second Lieutenant David George Frater, A/255th (Highland) Brigade, R.F.A. (T.F.), Killed in Action, 16 April 1918. “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. By his initiative and resource as F.O.O. and liaison officer with the infantry, he kept his brigade well informed, so that by its fire it materially assisted the infantry in holding up superior numbers of the enemy.” Extract “London Gazette” 26th July 1918’.

Second Lieutenant David George Frater, “A” Battery, 255th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, was killed in action on 16 April 1918, aged 31 years. He was buried in the Liliiers Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. He was the son of David and Emily Frater of London.