Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Victory Medal awarded to Lance-Sergeant D. Underwood, Machine Gun Corps, who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916

Victory Medal 1914-19 (15422 Cpl. D. Underwood. M.G.C.) traces of adhesive to reverse, nearly extremely fine £140-£180

Douglas Underwood was born at Anstey, Dorset, and attested for the Dorsetshire Regiment. He served with the 96th Company, Machine Gun Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 1916; appointed Lance-Sergeant, he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, on which date the 96th M.G.C. was supporting the attack on Thiepval and the Leipzig Salient. He is buried in Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, France.

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