Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An Exceptional Great War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private W. M. Woodside, 4th Battalion, Tank Corps, and East Kent Regiment, for an action south of Meaulte on 22 August 1918

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (76588 Pte., 4/Tank Corps); British War and Victory Medals (18751 Pte., E. Kent R.) good very fine or better (3) £800-1000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Tank Corps formed by the late Bill Green.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 15 November 1918. The recommendation states ‘On 22 August 1918, when in action south of Meaulte. When his tank was approaching the first objective, this man, noticing that the infantry in the rear were being held up by a machine-gun which the tank had passed without observing, left his tank and attacked the two machine gunners from behind, killing one with his revolver; the other at once surrendered. He then returned to the tank and informed the tank commander, who signalled to the infantry to come on. The tank at the time was under machine-gun fire from the front.’