Auction Catalogue

2 April 2003

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1416

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2 April 2003

Hammer Price:
£580

An early Great War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant A. Thompson, Northumberland Fusiliers

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1629 Sjt. A. Thompson, 1/Nth’ld. Fus.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (1629 Pte., 1st Bn. Northd. Fus.); British War Medal 1914-20 (1629 Sjt., North’d Fus.) the second with tightened suspension claw, contact marks, edge bruising and polished, good fine or better (3) £300-350

D.C.M. London Gazette 23 June 1915: ‘For conspicuous gallantry on various occasions, notably at Kemmel on 26 January 1915, when he bombed the enemy’s trench with good effect in front of a detached post; and near Ypres on 4 March 1915, when he showed great coolness in command of a detached trench after more than half its garrison had been killed or wounded by shell fire.’

Albert Thompson originally entered the French theatre of war in mid-August 1914.