Orders, Decorations and Medals

A ‘First Day of the Somme’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain O. A. Tunnicliffe, North Staffordshire Regiment, attached 1st South Lancashire Regiment

Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse inscribed ‘2nd Lieut., North Staffs. Regt. Mametz. 1st July 1916’; 1914-15 Star (2.Lieut., N. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) nearly extremely fine (4)

M.C. London Gazette 22 July 1916. ‘T/2nd/Lieut. 10th N. Staffs Regt., attached 1st S. Lancs Regt. For conspicuous gallantry when his Captain had become a casualty he took command, and led his men forward. It was greatly due to his fine leading that an enemy position was captured.’