Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 T. W. Russon, Worcestershire Regiment, late Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (41794 C.S. Mjr., 4 Worc. R.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9702 L. Cpl., 2/Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9702 A.W.O. Cl.II, Oxf. & Bucks L.I.), B.W.M. suspension bent; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (5239928 W.O. Cl.II, D.C.M., Worc. R.) edge bruising, first four fine, last good very fine (5) £1000-1200

D.C.M. London Gazette 10 January 1920. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and initiative during the advance on Ghelewe on 30th September 1918. Owing to heavy casualties, he took command of the company and succeeded in capturing and consolidating a line west of Gheluwe under very heavy machine gun fire. It was owing to his fine leadership and disregard of danger that his company reached and held this line’.

Lance-Corporal Thomas W. Russon, 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 14 August 1914. He later won the D.C.M. as a C.S.M. in the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.

Sold with an ‘Army Orders’ Certificate from General Sir Herbert Plumer, Commanding Second Army, dated 11 November 1918, in which various awards, including that to Russon, are listed. Also with some copied research including War Diary extract and m.i.c.