Orders, Decorations and Medals

An early Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant A. H. Wigmore, King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (780 Cpl., 2/K.R.R.C.); 1914-15 Star (Y-780 Pte., K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (Y-780 Sjt., K.R. Rif. C.) first with edge bruise, otherwise generally nearly extremely fine (4) £350-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection formed by Peter Wardrop.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 11 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous bravery, he went out voluntarily and brought in eight men under heavy fire.’

This D.C.M. was awarded for the action near Rue de Bois on 19 May 1915. In this action the 2nd Battalion, K.R.R.C. attacked the German trenches after a prolonged British artillery bombardment. However, the allied shelling had failed in its attempt to break up the German barbed wire, and consequently the attack failed.