Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Fauquissart Sector, January 1917’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private Fred Embleton, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1824 Pte. F. Embleton. 2/Lond: R.); 1914-15 Star (1824 Pte. F. Embleton, 2-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1824 Pte. F. Embleton. 2-Lond. R.) medals unmounted, toned, nearly extremely fine (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 March 1917:
‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. He went forward to the assistance of two wounded men under the most intense fire. He set a fine example of courage and devotion to duty.’
Annotated gazette states: ‘Mauquissart (sic), 1 January 1917’.

Fred Embleton was born at Lambeth, London, and enlisted into the 2nd London Regiment in August 1914, aged 24, a plasterer by trade. He served in France with the 2nd London Regiment from 6 January 1915, and served with the Royal Engineers from 11 March 1917, being employed as a pattern maker with the 28th Light Railway Workshop Company.

Sold with copied research including D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, gazette notices and War Diary extracts for the Fauquissart Sector operations of January 1917.