An extremely rare Great War D.C.M. and Bar, M.M. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer 2nd Class G. Jeffrey, Seaforth Highlanders, who was also decorated by our French and Russian Allies

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (4800 Sjt. G. Jeffrey, 7/Sea. Hdrs.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (4800 Sjt. G. Jeffrey, D.C.M., 7/Sea. Highrs.); 1914-15 Star (4800 Cpl. G. Jeffrey, Sea. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (4800 W.O. Cl. 2 G. Jeffrey, Sea. Highrs.); France, Croix de Guerre 1914-1918, with bronze palm; Russia, St. George’s Cross for Bravery 4th Class, the reverse officially numbered ‘746693’, contact marks and polished, thus good fine or better (7) £4000-5000

D.C.M. London Gazette 26 July 1917:

‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He took command of his platoon and captured fifty prisoners. He was invaluable in reorganising the men after the first objective, and throughout set a splendid example.’

Bar to D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918:

‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. After an enemy attack had been repulsed this N.C.O. took out a fighting patrol, and by his daring leading succeeded in surrounding and capturing several of the enemy and bringing in some machine-guns.’

M.M. London Gazette 27 June 1918.

George Jeffrey, a native of Dunbar, first went out to France as a Corporal in the Seaforth Highlanders on 7 October 1915, and was awarded all of his decorations as a member of the 7th Battalion, latterly as a Company Sergeant-Major. Also awarded the French Croix de Guerre (London Gazette 29 January 1919, refers), verification remains outstanding in respect of his Russian Cross of St. George for Bravery.

The 7th Battalion was heavily engaged on the Somme in 1916, including the capture of Longueval, and the battles of Delville Wood and Le Transloy. Subsequently engaged in the Arras offensive in 1917, and at Passchendaele and the action on Welsh Ridge, the 7th returned to the Somme in 1918, and participated in the capture of Outtersteene Ridge and the battle of Courtrai; sold with brief research.