Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War D.C.M. group of six awarded to Signaller-Sergeant E. A. Adams, 5th Battalion, City of London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (6968 Sg. Sjt., 5/Lond. Regt.-T.F.); 1914 Star, with clasp (6968 Sjt., 5/Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (6968 Sjt., 5-Lond. R.); Defence Medal; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (6968 Sjt., 5/Lond. Regt.) extremely fine (6) £600-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to The Rifle Brigade and Affiliated Regiments from the collection formed by Michael Haines.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 23 June 1915; details London Gazette 30 June 1915: ‘For conspicuous zeal and devotion to duty in repairing telephone lines both by day and night under continual shell and rifle fire, it being largely due to his personal work and supervision that communication was maintianed.’