Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. and Croix de Guerre group of five awarded to Private H. S. Smith, 1/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (3328 Pte. H. S. Smith. 1/5 Linc: Regt.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (3328 Pte. H. S. Smith. Linc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (3328 Pte. H. S. Smith. Linc. R.) French Croix de Guerre 1914-1915, with bronze palm, some contact pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine or better (5) £1000-1200

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation 11 March 1916:

‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, when acting as a stretcher-bearer. He brought in a man who had been wounded in rear of the trench, and later another wounded man, on this occasion being himself wounded. He returned to have his wound dressed, and then went out again to bring in another man.’

French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 February 1916. The 5th Battalion Honours Diary notes that this was awarded for the same action.

Harry Stanley Smith served in France from 1 March 1915.