Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Warrant Officer Class 1 W. Clements, Army Service Corps, awarded an M.S.M. ‘For Gallantry’ in France

1914 Star (M-21380 Sjt., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M-21380 W.O. Cl. 1, A.S.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (M-21380 C.Q.M. Sjt., 11/Ptn. Pk. A.S.C.) good very fine (4) £350-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards to the Army Service Corps.

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M.S.M. London Gazette 12 June 1918. ‘... for gallantry in the performance of military duty.’

Recommendation reads: ‘C.Q.M.S. William James Clements, 11 Pontoon Park, M.T., A.S.C.’ ‘On the night of March 14th 1918 near Lamotte was sleeping a lorry when three bombs were dropped around, setting the lorry and petrol on fire. Though suffering from concussion he pulled out alone, Pte. Waines (since died) and Pte. Salkeld who was wounded, from the lorry, possibly saving the latter soldier’s life, as the lorry was burning furiously at the time.’

With copied m.i.c., gazette extract and recommendation. Also with the book, For Gallantry in the Performance of Military Duty, by Major J. D. Sainsbury, T.D. - signed by the author.