Auction Catalogue

25 September 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1711

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25 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£650

A Great War ‘Egypt’ D.C.M. pair awarded to Serjeant A. W. Western, 22nd Battalion London Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (681074 Cpl., 2/22 Lond. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2759 A. Sjt., 22-Lond. R.) good very fine (2) £700-800

D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919; citation 3 September 1919. ‘681074 Cpl. A. W. Western, 2/22nd Bn. Lond. R., attd. 181st L.T.M. Bty. (New Cross) EGYPT’ ‘For distinguished conduct and consistent good work. His services have been of the greatest value to the battery. He has behaved with conspicuous gallantry in action’.

L.T.M. = London Trench Mortar. Sold with copied research.