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Auction archive: Lot number 1273

A Great War Cambrai operations M.C

Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,307 - US$1,633
Price realised:
£1,100
ca. US$1,797
Auction archive: Lot number 1273

A Great War Cambrai operations M.C

Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,307 - US$1,633
Price realised:
£1,100
ca. US$1,797
Beschreibung:

A Great War Cambrai operations M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant E. T. Williams, Royal Artillery Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved. ‘Lt. E. T. Williams, R.F.A., Cambrai, 30.11.17’; 1914 Star, with clasp (19750 Sjt. E. Williams R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (2 Lieut. E. T. Williams), contact marks, otherwise generally very fine (4) £800-1000 Footnote M.C. London Gazette 4 February 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On the battery being heavily shelled and also fired on by machine-guns from the flank, orders were received to withdraw. He remained behind with two guns, the wheels of which had been damaged, but succeeded in getting both of them clear of the position, thereby setting a splendid example of gallantry and fearlessness to the men.’ Edward Tom Williams first entered the French theatre of war as a Sergeant in 37th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery in August 1914. Commissioned in May 1917, he won his M.C. for the above cited deeds at Cambrai in November 1917.

Auction archive: Lot number 1273
Auction:
Datum:
17 Sep 2009 - 18 Sep 2009
Auction house:
Dix Noonan Webb
16 Bolton St, Mayfair
London, W1J 8BQ
United Kingdom
auctions@dnw.co.uk
+44 (0)20 7016 1700
+44 (0)20 7016 1799
Beschreibung:

A Great War Cambrai operations M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant E. T. Williams, Royal Artillery Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved. ‘Lt. E. T. Williams, R.F.A., Cambrai, 30.11.17’; 1914 Star, with clasp (19750 Sjt. E. Williams R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (2 Lieut. E. T. Williams), contact marks, otherwise generally very fine (4) £800-1000 Footnote M.C. London Gazette 4 February 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On the battery being heavily shelled and also fired on by machine-guns from the flank, orders were received to withdraw. He remained behind with two guns, the wheels of which had been damaged, but succeeded in getting both of them clear of the position, thereby setting a splendid example of gallantry and fearlessness to the men.’ Edward Tom Williams first entered the French theatre of war as a Sergeant in 37th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery in August 1914. Commissioned in May 1917, he won his M.C. for the above cited deeds at Cambrai in November 1917.

Auction archive: Lot number 1273
Auction:
Datum:
17 Sep 2009 - 18 Sep 2009
Auction house:
Dix Noonan Webb
16 Bolton St, Mayfair
London, W1J 8BQ
United Kingdom
auctions@dnw.co.uk
+44 (0)20 7016 1700
+44 (0)20 7016 1799
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