Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of six awarded to Major Alfred Owen Tudor Webb, Royal Engineers

Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse inscribed, ‘Lt. A. O. T. Webb, June 1917’; 1914-15 Star (Cpl., Div. Sig. Coy.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.); Indian Volunteer Forces Officers’ Decoration, G.V.R., reverse inscribed, ‘Capt. A. O. T. Webb, 5 (Madras) Sig. Coy., R.E., A.F.I.’, hallmarks for Birmingham 1927, with brooch bar, mounted court style for wear, good very fine (6) £850-900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Long Service Medals from the Collection formed by John Tamplin.

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M.C. London Gazette 4 June 1917

M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917

Alfred Owen Tudor Webb was an Engineer, based before the war in Calcutta. A member of the Volunteers in India before the war, he entered the conflict as a Corporal in a Divisional Signalling Company. He was granted a commission as a Temporary 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 8 May 1915 and was advanced to Temporary Lieutenant on 13 June 1916. In this rank he was mentioned in Haig’s despatches and awarded the Military Cross. Webb was appointed an Acting Captain on 7 May 1918, relinquishing this rank on 20 May 1919. He served in France and Flanders, 1 January-19 April 1915; in Gallipoli, 12 October-20 December 1915; in Egypt, 28 January-18 March 1916; with the Egypt Expeditionary Force, 19 March-3 June 1916, and again in France and Flanders, 13 June 1916 until the end of the war

After the war he returned to India, being based in Madras. Rejoining the A.F.I., he was appointed a Captain in the II (Madras) Brigade R.G.A. on 20 April 1921. The following year he was Captain of No. 5 (Madras) Field Company, R.E., and was later, Acting Major. After changes of title in 1925 and 1928 his unit became the No. 1 (Madras) Signal Company, A.F. Signal Corps. Captain Webb was awarded the Indian Volunteer Forces Officers’ Decoration, notified in the Gazette of India of 4 August 1928. Having been a local Major for some time, he was promoted to that rank on 2 May 1930 but resigned his commission on 28 May. Sold with copied research.