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A Great War ‘Bourlon Wood 1918’ M.C. attributed to Lieutenant A. G. Bolton, 7th Infantry Battalion, British Columbia Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘Lieut. A. G. Bolton / Arras Cambrai Road / Sept. 27 1918’, in its case of issue, nearly extremely fine £600-£800 --- M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: ‘Lt. Arthur Gerard Bolton, 7th Inf. Bn., B. Columbia R. For marked gallantry and initiative during the Bourlon Wood operations, 27th Sept. to 1st Oct., 1918. During the attack on 27th September, when his company was held up by heavy machine-gun fire and large belts of wire, he worked his way forward and, by putting up a smoke screen, enabled his platoon to advance by short rushes. In this way he captured two machine guns, with their crews, and enabled the advance to continue on his front. He then led his platoon through to the objective.’
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A Great War ‘Bourlon Wood 1918’ M.C. attributed to Lieutenant A. G. Bolton, 7th Infantry Battalion, British Columbia Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘Lieut. A. G. Bolton / Arras Cambrai Road / Sept. 27 1918’, in its case of issue, nearly extremely fine £600-£800 --- M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: ‘Lt. Arthur Gerard Bolton, 7th Inf. Bn., B. Columbia R. For marked gallantry and initiative during the Bourlon Wood operations, 27th Sept. to 1st Oct., 1918. During the attack on 27th September, when his company was held up by heavy machine-gun fire and large belts of wire, he worked his way forward and, by putting up a smoke screen, enabled his platoon to advance by short rushes. In this way he captured two machine guns, with their crews, and enabled the advance to continue on his front. He then led his platoon through to the objective.’
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