Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An extremely rare German East Africa ‘Tanga 1914’ operations D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private M. Lawlor, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9422 Pte. M. Lawlor, 2/L.N. Lanc. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (9422 Pte., L.N. Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (9422 Pte., L.N. Lanc. Regt.), together with Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘174607’, contact marks and one or two edge bruises, generally very fine (5) £1800-2200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Richard Magor Collection of Medals Relating to India and Africa, and other Fine Awards.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1915: ‘For gallant conduct on 4 November 1914, during the attack on Tanga (East Africa) and for general good work performed under a heavy fire.’

Martin Lawlor originally enlisted in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in August 1908. Following his early D.C.M.-winning exploits, he was discharged in May 1917 as a result of sickness, quite probably malaria contracted in East Africa.