Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.C. group of three to Lieutenant R. G. Hawksley, Royal Army Service Corps, attached Liverpool Regiment

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed, in case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.), second with correction to surname, extremely fine (3) £700-800

M.C. London Gazette 4 October 1919. ‘For marked gallantry, leadership and initiative on 26th October 1918 at the capture of Englefontane. He took over command of the company when the Company Commander was wounded, and brought the operation to a successful conclusion. By his skilled placing of his Lewis Guns on reaching his objective, he cut off the enemy’s retreat, killed a very large number, took over 60 prisoners and enabled a total capture of near 500 prisoners. He did fine work.’

Robert Gerald Hawksley was born in Southport on 3 August 1894 and was educated at Croxton and University Schools, Southport. A bank clerk by profession he attested for military service on 4 September 1914 and received a commission in the R.A.S.C. on 17 September 1914, being promoted to Lieutenant on 1 June 1915. He first entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 15 February 1917 and in November 1917 was attached to the 3rd Battalion Liverpool Regiment. In January 1918, having attended a Lewis Gun course, he made an application to join the Tank Corps but was turned down because of lack of vacancies. In action during late October 1918, attached to the 4th Battalion Liverpool Regiment, he won the Military Cross. Returning to England in December 1918 he was transferred to the Territorial Army Reserve in 1921. Sold with a quantity of copied service papers.