Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer J. H. Cresswell, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, attached Machine Gun Corps, later Major in the Home Guard

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1065 Sjt., 1/R. War. R.); 1914-15 Star (Sjt., R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (W.O.Cl.2, R. War. R.); Defence Medal; French Croix de Guerre, with palm; Belgian Croix de Guerre, very fine (7) £400-450

D.C.M. London Gazette 11 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry. Serjeant Cresswell made the greatest possible use of his machine gun. The parapet was twice blown in and rebuilt, and he continued with great coolness and bravery to serve his gun with good effect.’