Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘North Russia’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain C. T. Whinney, Middlesex Regiment, for gallantry in leading two platoons in action against a Bolshevik armoured train on the Murmansk front in May 1919

Military Cross, G.V.R., inscribed on the reverse ‘Capt. C. T. Whinney, Middx. Regt.’; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut.C. T. Whinney. Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. T. Whinney.) nearly very fine (4) £1200-1500

M.C. London Gazette 3 October 1919:

‘For marked gallantry and good leadership. On the night 15th/16th May, 1919, during operations which led up to the capture of a position north of Medvyeja-Gora, he was in charge of the advanced guard of two platoons sent out to exploit the success already obtained. Encountering an enemy armoured train he so manoeuvred his men that they got within rifle-bombing range of it and forced it to withdraw. On the 12th June, south of Medvyeja-Gora, he secured the left flank of the attack, and handled his platoon with the skill he invariably displayed.’

Charles Toller Whinney was born in London on 22 March 1893, and educated at Charterhouse and Worcester College, Oxford, where he gained a Master of Arts degree. He was commissioned through the Officer’s Training Corps of the Artist’s Rifles, 22 August 1915, and served with the 11th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, in France from 1 June 1915. Wounded on 10 December 1917, he was afterwards for a period seconded to the 52nd (Graduated) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, before returning to the Middlesex Regiment for service in North Russia.