Orders, Decorations and Medals

A good Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to E. Renaut, Essex Regiment, formerly Norfolk Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (41573 Sjt., 1/Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (1775 Sjt., Norf. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (29469 Sjt., Norf. R.); Defence Medal 1939-45; Belgian Croix de Guerre, contact wear and polished, therefore generally nearly very fine or better (6) £1400-1600

D.C.M. London Gazette 26 January 1918 ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When his company was held up during an attack by machine-gun fire from a blockhouse some 1,500 yards in front he immediately volunteered to attack it, and collecting a party, led them across the open under heavy fire. Owing to his prompt action the blockhouse surrendered, and throughout the whole action he displayed splendid gallantry and leadership.’

Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 12 July 1918.

Sold with 16 pages of copied service papers which state ‘wound in right arm caused by bullet (sniper), Nov. 22nd 1917.’