Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War 1918 ‘Palestine’ M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant A. W. Street, Hampshire Regiment, attached Machine Gun Corps

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. A. W. Street.) mounted as worn, very fine (3) £700-900

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1919.

M.I.D. London Gazette 12 January 1918.

Arthur William Street was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Hampshire Regiment, from the Inns of Court Officers Training Corps, on 24 October 1915, and was promoted temporary Lieutenant on the same day. He served during the Great War with the 8th (Isle of Wight Rifles) Battalion as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force from 12 January 1916, and was awarded the Military Cross for service in Palestine whilst attached to 75th Battalion Machine Gun Corps.