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A fine and well documented 1937 ‘Coronation Honours’ C.V.O, Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O, M.C. and Second Award Bar group of thirteen awarded to Brigadier L. M. Gibbs, Coldstream Guards, who was wounded near Vermelles on 3 October 1915, and was four times Mentioned in Despatches The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘C974’, with short section of neck riband, in slightly damaged Collingwood, London, case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed as issued; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Lieut: L. M. Gibbs. C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col. L. M. Gibbs.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (Maj. L. M. Gibbs. C. Gds.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1911(2-Lieut. L. M. Gibbs. C. Gds.) contemporarily engraved; Jubilee 1935 (Colonel L. M. Gibbs. D.S.O. M.C.) contemporarily engraved; Coronation 1937 (Colonel L. M. Gibbs. C.V.O., D.S.O., M.C.) contemporarily engraved; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, good very fine (13) £4,000-£5,000 Footnote C.V.O. London Gazette 11 May 1937: ‘On the occasion of His Majesty’s Coronation.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘For gallant and distinguished services in France.’ M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1917: ‘For distinguished service in the Field.’ M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 11 January 1919: ‘Nr Morlancourt, France, 24 August 1918. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When the position on the left flank was very obscure owing to the next Division failing to reach its objective, he made a daring reconnaissance to gain information and get in touch. He collected troops and organised the situation, and brought most valuable information to the brigade. He was under intense fire from machine-guns and minenwerfer at close range.’ Lancelot Merivale Gibbs was born on 23 December 1889, the seventh and youngest son of Anthony Gibbs, J.P., D.L., and was educated at Eton. He served initially as a Second Lieutenant in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry from 1908 to 1910, before being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards on 7 December 1910. Promoted Lieutenant on 19 July 1913, he served during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 August 1914. He served as Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion from 16 March 1915 to 21 April 1916, and, having been promoted Captain on 17 July 1915, was slightly wounded near Vermelles on 3 October 1915. His diary entry for the day states: ‘Started off for new trenches east of Vermelles about 6:00 p.m. Hada most unpleasant walk up to them. I got hit by a shell but so slightly that it really only bruised. Relieved the 1st K.R.R. in some very nasty trenches, which had been partially blown in during day by a German attack. Finished relief about 11:00 p.m. Had my shoulder “Dressed”!’ Gibbs was appointed Commanding Officer of the 2nd Grenadier Guards on 25 November 1916, an appointment he held until 8 March 1917. Moving over to the Staff, he was appointed General Staff Officer 3rd Class on 26 February 1918 and served as Brigade Major of the Guards Division from 4 May 1918. For his services during the Great War he was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order; was awarded the Military Cross and Bar; and was four times Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 16 February 1915, 31 December 1915, 7 July 1919, and 17 December 1919). Gibbs’ own diary entry for the 24 August 1918, the date of the action for which he was awarded the Bar to his M.C., reads: ‘The hour for the attack was 1:00 a.m. and was started with a heavy barrage. The “Green Line” was taken and some 300 prisoners were taken in Happy Valley. The Bosche who had been expecting these attacks put down a very heavy barrage at once on the Albert-Bray road and also on the “Gre