The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late A. A. Mount

A Great War D.S.O. group of seven to Major C. A. Mortimore, Royal Field Artillery, late Royal West Surrey Regiment and City Imperial Volunteers

Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, complete with top bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (Capt., C.I.V.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt., R.F.A.); 1914 Star with clasp (Capt., R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaf (Major); France, Legion of Honour, 5th Class, silver, gold and enamel, mounted as worn, in case, together with a corresponding set of seven miniature dress medals, slight enamel damage, some contact marks, very fine and better (7) £1000-1200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late A. A. Mount.

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D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1916.

M.I.D. London Gazette 8 October 1914 and 30 November 1915.

Claude Alick Mortimore was born on 28 December 1875 and educated at Uppingham School. He was commissioned into the Royal West Surrey Regiment in 1896, being promoted Captain in 1899. He served with the C.I.V. in operations in the Orange Free State including actions at Houtnek, Vet River and Rand River and in operations in the Transvaal in May and June 1900 including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and at Diamond Hill. He also served in the R.F.A. in operations in the Transvaal from October 1901 to May 1902. With the R.F.A. he served in India during 1902-1909. Promoted Major in November 1914, he served in France and Flanders from September 1914 until November 1915 and in the Balkans between Novemeber 1915 and June 1916. He was promoted to Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in October 1916. For his services he was awarded the D.S.O. and the Legion of Honour (awarded in 1914), given the brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel and was twice mentioned in despatches.

Mortimore was a Freeman of the City of London and at the time of his death in 1927, Secretary of the Naval and Military Club, Piccadilly.

Sold with original award documents for the D.S.O., M.I.D’s. and Legion of Honour.