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A Great War 'Western Front' M.C. group of five awarded to Major S. Dawson, Royal Field...
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Major S. Dawson, Royal Field Artillery Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse inscribed ‘Capt. S. Dawson R.F.A. Flanders’; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major S. Dawson.); Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Fourth Class breast badge, silver and enamel, with rosette and gilt palm on riband; Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fine (5) £800-£1,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.C. London Gazette 1 January, 1918. M.I.D. London Gazettes 4 January 1917 and 5 July 1919. Belgian Order of the Crown and Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 October 1919. Major Samuel Dawson was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 13 June 1915, after five years in the ranks, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 May 1916. Promoted Lieutenant on 1 July 1917, and appointed temporary Major on 15 March 1918, he was wounded in action in May 1918. For most of the War Dawson served as a Staff Captain with 40th Division, and for his services he was awarded the Military Cross, was twice mentioned in Despatches, and was twice honoured by the Belgian government. He transferred to the Reserve of Officers with the rank of Major on 12 December 1920. Sold with copied research.
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Major S. Dawson, Royal Field Artillery Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse inscribed ‘Capt. S. Dawson R.F.A. Flanders’; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major S. Dawson.); Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Fourth Class breast badge, silver and enamel, with rosette and gilt palm on riband; Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fine (5) £800-£1,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.C. London Gazette 1 January, 1918. M.I.D. London Gazettes 4 January 1917 and 5 July 1919. Belgian Order of the Crown and Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 October 1919. Major Samuel Dawson was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 13 June 1915, after five years in the ranks, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 May 1916. Promoted Lieutenant on 1 July 1917, and appointed temporary Major on 15 March 1918, he was wounded in action in May 1918. For most of the War Dawson served as a Staff Captain with 40th Division, and for his services he was awarded the Military Cross, was twice mentioned in Despatches, and was twice honoured by the Belgian government. He transferred to the Reserve of Officers with the rank of Major on 12 December 1920. Sold with copied research.
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