A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Sergeant-Major T. H. Davies, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, later Captain, South Wales Borderers

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Orange Free State (5890 Pte. T. Davies, R. Welsh Fus:) unofficial rivets between top two clasps; 1914 Star (5890 C.S. Mjr. T. H. Davies. 2/R.W. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. T. H. Davies.) mounted on card for display, very fine or better (5) £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jim Henshaw Collection of Medals to the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

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M.C. London Gazette 14 January 1916.

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916 (Regimental Serjeant-Major, Royal Welsh Fusiliers), and 14 December 1917 (2nd Lt. (temp. Capt), South Wales Borderers).

Thomas Harris Davies served in France with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, as Regimental Sergeant-Major from 10 August 1914 and was discharged to a commission in the South Wales Borderers on 9 August 1916.