Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War D.C.M., M.M. group of nine awarded to Company Sergeant-Major, (later Lieutenant-Colonel) C. A. Warmer, 1st Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10831 L. Cpl., 1/N. & D. Regt.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (10831 A.C.S. Mjr., 1/N. & D.R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (10831 Sjt., 1/Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals (10831 W.O. Cl. 2, Notts. & Derby. R.); Defence and War Medals; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, these unnamed, mounted as worn, edge bruising, contact marks, fine and better (9) £1800-2200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 23 June 1915; citation: 30 June 1915. ‘For conspicuous gallantry as a stretcher bearer, showing great devotion to duty at Neuve Chapelle in searching for and bringing in wounded, even close to the enemy’s line. Also during 10th to 14th March 1915 this non-commissioned officer was commended for tending to the wounded while exposed to the fire of snipers. He was severely wounded, but volunteering again, re-joined his unit after seven weeks.’

M.M. London Gazette 2 November 1917.

Charles Arthur Warmer entered the France/Flanders theatre of war as a Sergeant in the 1st Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment on 4 November 1914. He served in that theatre, 4 November 1914-5 January 1915 and 17 February 1915-14 October 1917 and was twice wounded which caused him to be invalided to England. For his great wartime services he was awarded both the D.C.M. and M.M.

Warmer was commissioned a Lieutenant on 22 March 1923 and was promoted to Captain in March 1931, Major in March 1938 and Lieutenant-Colonel in August 1940; retiring in 1946. On gaining his commission he was appointed Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters - then based at Rawapindi, India. With copied research including copied photographs.