Auction Catalogue

19 September 2003

Starting at 11:00 AM

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

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

Lot

№ 1262

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19 September 2003

Hammer Price:
£720

A Great War D.C.M. group of four to Corporal G. E. Barlow, Royal Army Medical Corps

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (67165 Cpl., R.A.M.C.); 1914-15 Star (67165 L. Cpl.); British War and Victory Medals (67165 Cpl., R.A.M.C.), mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (4) £400-450

D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919; citation 2 December 1919. Cpl., 96th Fd. Amb., R.A.M.C. (Manchester). ‘On the morning of the 11th September 1918, he was in charge of bearers in the Wervicq-Commines area. When the enemy opened a heavy and continuous gas bombardment, he at once proceeded to the area under bombardment and attended casualties. While effecting the evacuation of the cases he was wounded, but continued to go from dugout to dugout attending to the gassed. He showed gallantry and devotion to duty’