Auction Catalogue

28 June 2000

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Regus Conference Centre  12 St James Square  London  SW1Y 4RB

Lot

№ 1007

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28 June 2000

Hammer Price:
£850

A very good early Great war ‘snipers’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant J. T. Pavitt, Leinster Regiment, later Machine Gun Corps

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8601 A. Cpl., 1/Leins. Regt.) second initial given as ‘J’ on this medal; 1914-15 Star (8601 L. Cpl., Leins. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8601 Sjt., Leins. R.); General service Medal 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (7809183 A. C. Sjt., M.G.C.) generally good very fine (5) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Michael McGoona Collection to the Leinster Regiment.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 30 June 1915 “For conspicuous gallantry at Ypres on 5th and 6th April, in erecting wire entanglements on two occasions under close fire of the enemy, whose main trench was within 60 yards. Corporal Pavitt has done consistent good work, volunteering to go out sniping by day and night, and has previously been noted for gallant conduct at St Eloi on 14 March 1915.’

The regimental history lists Pavitt along with four other men of the regiment as being Mentioned in Despatches ‘for services in connection with the operations round St Eloi and Ypres.’