An extremely rare German East Africa ‘Tanga 1914’ operations D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private M. Lawlor, 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9422 Pte., 2/L.N. Lanc. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (9422 Pte., L.N. Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (9422 Pte., L.N. Lanc. Regt.), together with Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘174607’, contact marks and one or two edge bruises, generally very fine (5) £2000-2500

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1915 ‘For gallant conduct on 4 November 1914, during the attack on Tanga (East Africa) and for general good work performed under a heavy fire.’

Martin Lawlor originally enlisted into the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in August 1908, being discharged in May 1917 as a result of sickness. Sold with copied extracts from the Battalion War Diary and the Loyal North Lancs regimental history relating to the action of 4 November 1914 in which Lawlor gained the award of his D.C.M.