Auction Catalogue

10 & 11 December 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 786

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11 December 2014

Hammer Price:
£700

A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Bombardier T. Daly, Royal Field Artillery

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (36605 Bmbr., R.F.A.) nearly extremely fine £500-600

D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919; citation 2 December 1919. ‘36605 Bombr. T. Daly, 5th Div. Ammn. Col., R.F.A., attd. X/5th T.M. By. (Dublin).’

‘For marked gallantry and great work. During the advance to the Sambre River he took a section of trench mortars into action into the village of Pont-sur-Sambre under a very heavy machine-gun and 5.9 barrage. At this time the mortars were urgently required, as only half the village was occupied by our infantry. Though wounded, he returned a second time and succeeded, under very heavy shell fire, in getting rations up to the detachments serving the mortars in action. The village was cleared of the enemy shortly afterwards.’

Driver Thomas Daly, 28th Brigade R.F.A. entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 19 August 1914. With copied gazette extracts and m.i.c. - entitled to a 1914 Star trio of medals.