Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (Major T. C. Newbold) good very fine £60-80

Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Clifford Newbold, D.S.O., T.D., served in the Boer War, taking part in the operations in Cape Colony, 30 November 1900-April 1901, for which he was awarded the Queen’s medal with three clasps. During the Great War he held the rank of Major in the 5th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters and served on the Staff as Assistant Provost Marshal until November 1918. He served in France and Belgium from 28 February 1915 until 11 November 1918. For his services he was three times mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 15 June 1916, 15 May 1917 and 11 December 1917) and created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette 1 January 1918).