Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. To coincide with the OMRS Convention

A Great War M.M. group of three to Private G. Holt, Tank Corps

Military Medal, G.V.R. (201007 Pte. 5/Tank C.); British War and Victory Medals (201007 Pte., Tank Corps) good very fine (3) £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late A. A. Mount.

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M.M. London Gazette 24 January 1919. ‘Private Holt was one of the crew of a tank which received a direct hit and had to be evacuated. The tank commander was getting out of the tank when he was attacked by several of the enemy. Pte. Holt opened fire on them with a Hotchkiss gun firing from the shoulder at a range of about five yards and killed one of the enemy who was about to bayonet the tank commander. He then continued to fire until the crew got safely away. His pluck and presence of mind undoubtedly saved the tank commander’s life.’