Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant G. W. Colley, King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (505280 Sjt., ) nearly extremely fine £600-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 60th Rifles and King’s Royal Rifle Corps.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 2 December 1919. ‘On the 29th September, 1918, at Flot Farm, he was ordered to lead his platoon to clear an enemy position which was enfilading an important crossing of the St. Quentin Canal. With most marked courage and able leadership he captured the position - viz., 1,000 yards of trench. Although his platoon was only forty strong, he not only drove the enemy out of the position, but captured 103 prisoners, including four officers and five machine-guns, three field guns, and numerous trench mortars and other stores. He did magnificent work’.