Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M., M.M. pair awarded to Acting Serjeant F. C. Nunn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (45504 Cpl.-A. Sjt., M.M., 19/R.W. Fus.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (45504 Cpl.,19/R.W. Fus.) contact marks, very fine (2) £900-1100

D.C.M. London Gazette 18 February 1919. ‘During the operations at Niergnies, on 8th October 1918. Under very heavy machine-gun fire, he advanced his men and occupied a gap on the right of the company front. Later in the day, controlling his men in a splendid manner, he drove off an enemy counter-attack about 150 strong. It was entirely due to his example of fearlessness that the advance was made with so few casualties, and that the position was afterwards held’.

M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917.

Sold with an original slip from the General Officer commanding the 40th Division, the award of the Military Medal, with the citation, ‘During operations against the enemy on 21/4/17, Corpl. Nunn volunteered to join a bombing party to attack an advanced enemy position. He was one of the first men to enter the enemy trench and showed great bravery and dash. The party he was with inflicted severe casualties on the enemy’.

The recipient came from Reading.