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8 December 2016

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Lot

№ 61

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8 December 2016

Hammer Price:
£4,200

A fine Gallipoli D.C.M. group of eight awarded to Warrant Officer G. J. Carter, Royal Fusiliers, a veteran of the Boer war and the Tibet campaign

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5810 C.S.Mjr: G. J. Carter. 2/Rl. Fus:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Orange Free State (5810 Cpl. G. Carter, 2nd Royal Fus:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5810 Corpl: G. Carter. Rl: Fusiliers.); Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse (5810 L. Sgt. G. Carter 1st Bn. Ryl: Fuslrs:); 1914-15 Star (5810 C.S.Mjr. G. Carter. R. Fus:) official correction to initial and first letter of surname; British War and Victory Medals (5810 W.O. Cl. 2 G. J. Carter. R. Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (L-5810 C.S.Mjr: G. J. Carter. R. Fus:) light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (8) £2400-3000

D.C.M. London Gazette 5 August 1915:

‘For conspicuous ability on the night 1st-2nd May 1915, south-west of Krithia (Dardanelles), in the handling of a platoon after the Officer commanding it had been shot during a counter-attack.’