Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of three awarded to Captain Stanley Turner Cook, 6th Battalion London Regiment

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) mounted for wear, good very fine and better (3) £750-850

M.C. London Gazette 15 February 1919; citation 30 July 1919. ‘This officer led his company with great gallantry on August 31st, 1918, in the attack on Marrieres Wood. On attaining his objective he reorganised the battalion and details of other battalions, and led them forward under heavy machine-gun fire to a trench 500 yards in front of the objective, which he held and occupied for 36 hours, though subjected to heavy shelling during the greater part of the time. He showed great courage and coolness under fire, and set a very fine example to all ranks.’

Stanley Turner Cooke, appointed a Lieutenant in the 6th Battalion London Regiment in March 1914 and Captain in December 1915. Was appointed a Staff Captain as a Railway Transport Officer in March 1916. Captain Cooke entered the France/Flanders theatre of war in March 1917. With copied m.i.c., gazette and Army List extracts.