A Great War 1918 ‘Battle of the Lys’ M.C. pair awarded to Captain A. N. Brown, Durham Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 May 1918

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. A. N. Brown.); together with an erased Victory Medal 1914-19, good very fine (3) £600-£800

M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918:
‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was the only survivor of the company officers of the battalion, and although badly shell-shocked, led his company to their battle position in the front line. When all his company posts had been annihilated, he took charge of another company which he commanded through the remainder of the operations, keeping battalion headquarters fully informed as to the situation.’

Andrew Norman Brown was educated at Durham University, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Durham Light Infantry on 26 January 1916. Promoted Lieutenant on 1 June 1916, he served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry at the Battle of the Lys on 8 April 1918. Promoted Captain on 12 April 1918, he was killed in action at the Battle of Chemin-des-Dames on 27 May 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, France.

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