Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War 1917 ‘Arras’ M.M. and 1918 ‘Epehy’ Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Private W. A. Carr, Royal Sussex Regiment, who was also awarded a 36th Brigade Card for Gallant Conduct

Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (874 Pte. W. A. Carr. 7/R. Suss: R.); 1914-15 Star (G-874 Pte. W. A. Carr. R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (G-874 Pte. W. A. Carr. R. Suss. R.) edge bruising and light pitting, nearly very fine and better (4) £700-£900

M.M. London Gazette 18 July 1917.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 17 June 1919.

William Alfred Carr was born in Kensington, London on 27 November 1893 and served with the 7th (Service) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 May 1915. He was awarded the Military Medal in 1917 after the Battle of Arras, where his battalion was heavily engaged in April and May 1917. The following year he was awarded the 36th Brigade Card by the Brigade Commander ‘For his gallant conduct on 18th September 1918 during operations near Epehy’. On this date the 36th Brigade, as part of the 12th Division, attacked Epehy and, although enemy strongholds at Malassise Farm and Fishers Keep held on stubbornly and caused heavy casualties, gradually resistance was overcome. Over the next few days further attacks were made against heavily defended posts and trenches; fighting was intense and progress slow. The schedule number of the Second Award Bar to Carr’s Military Medal is also consistent with an award for the Epehy operations.

Carr transferred to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 26 March 1919.

Sold together with the recipient’s 36th Brigade Card for gallant conduct at Epehy on 18 September 1918, signed by the O.C. 36th Infantry Brigade.