Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Memorial Plaque (Thomas William Farrand) good very fine £80-£100

D.C.M. London Gazette 25 August 1917:
‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. At a critical moment, when an attack came under sudden fire from two machine guns at close range, he worked round their flank and rushed into the gun emplacement, attacking the teams single handed and compelling them to surrender. His promptness and exceptional fearlessness saved many casualties.’

Thomas W. Farrand attested for the South Lancashire Regiment and served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1916 onwards. Transferring to the 2nd Battalion, he was killed in action on 22 March 1918, during the German Spring Offensive. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France.

Note: The recipient’s medals (D.C.M., British War Medal, and Victory Medal) sold in these rooms in June 2021.