Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Arras’ M.C. group of three awarded to Major S. A. Rowden, Gloucester Battery, 1st South Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. (Major) extremely fine (3)

M.C. London Gazette 15 February 1919, details 30 July 1919. ‘On 26th August 1918, at Arras, in command of his battery during the attack, being ordered to advance to a new position, he did so very quickly despite the fact that the only road of advance was mined in many places, and finding himself subjected to heavy enemy shelling, he skillfully got the battery into action in another position. It was entirely owing to his gallantry, skill and fine personal example that the advance and move of position was carried out so quickly with but slight casualties.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 21 May 1918.