Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.C. group of five awarded to Captain G. K. Walker, Royal Engineers, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Capt. G. K. Walker. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. G. K. Walker.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (Gilbert K. Walker.) mounted as worn, good very fine (5) £700-£900

M.C. London Gazette 4 June 1917.

Gilbert Kingsley Walker was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Northumbrian Divisional Engineers (Territorial Force) on 25 March 1915, and served with the Royal Engineers during the Great War as an acting Captain in the Egyptian theatre of War from 29 December 1915. For his services during the Great War he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 1 January 1916 (France) and 21 July 1917 (Salonika)), and was awarded the Military Cross. He relinquished his commission on account of ill-health contracted on active service on 11 March 1919, retained the rank of Captain, and was entitled to a Silver War Badge.

Note: The recipient’s Medal Index Card states that his first entry into a theatre of War was in Egypt on 29 December 1915; this would appear to be at variance with the fact that his first ‘Mention’ was on the Western Front in 1915.