Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War D.C.M., M.M. group of eight awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 W. Emmens, Royal Signals, late 15th (Bantam) Battalion Cheshire Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (19901 Pte., 15/Ches. R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (19901 Pte., 15/Ches. R.); British War and Victory Medals (19901 A. Cpl., Ches. R.); Defence and War Medals; Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (2557110 Sjt., (D.C.M.) (M.M.) R. Signals); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., Territorial (2557110 W.O. Cl. 2, R. Signals), mounted for wear, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (8) £2500-2800

D.C.M. London Gazette 26 January 1918. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When out laying a wire, during an attack, with another N.C.O., they lost direction and met a party of twenty of the enemy with a machine gun, whom they attacked without hesitation, their only weapons being one rifle and a signalling lamp stand. They captured the gun and put it out of action, and brought back two prisoners. They then established communication with the captured position and maintained it, under heavy fire throughout the day, showing great gallantry and determination’.

M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1916.

W. Emmens came from Leeds. Sold with some copied research.