Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Battle of Cambrai’ M.M. group of four awarded to Serjeant C. G. Sayers, Tank Corps, late Royal Sussex Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (75417 Sjt., A Bn., Tank Corps); 1914-15 Star (4-153 Cpl., R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (4738 Sjt., R. Suss. R.) nearly extremely fine (4) £600-800

M.M. London Gazette 19 March 1918.

Citation (ref. The Tank Corps Book of Honour) ‘For gallantry in the operations near Noyelles on November 20th, 1917. Four times a fire broke out in the tank, and each time this N.C.O. was instrumental in its being put out. Although wounded, he kept the guns in his tank in action and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy. His coolness set a fine example to the crew during the whole of the operation’.

Serjeant Charles G. Sayers, Royal Sussex Regiment, came from Worthing and entered the Balkan theatre of war on 8 August 1915. Later transferred to the Tanks Corps, his bravery in action on the opening day of the battle of Cambrai earned him the Military Medal. The battle was the first in which massed tanks were used in action. Sold with copied medal index cards and one cloth and five metal badges of the units he served.