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A scarce Great War 'Western Front' D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Private A. Whitear, 1st...
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A scarce Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Private A. Whitear, 1st Battalion, West Riding Regiment, for gallant conduct whilst attached to No. 8 British Field Ambulance, Indian Expeditionary Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8614 Pte. A. Whitear. 1/W. Rid: Regt.); 1914 Star (8614 Pte. A. Whitear. W. Rid: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8614 Pte. A. Whitear. W. Rid. R.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, the Second War medals unnamed as issued and in ‘R.E.M.E. & R.A.V.C. Records’ card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr A. Whitear, Southfields, SW 18’, good very fine (7) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1915: ‘For gallant conduct in voluntarily assisting in the removal of the wounded from the advanced dressing station at Rue des Berceaux on 17th March, 1915, whilst under fire.’ Alfred Whitear served in France as a Private in the 1st Battalion, West Riding Regiment, from 29 August 1914. At the time of winning the D.C.M. he was attached to No. 8 British Field Ambulance, serving with the Indian Expeditionary Force in France, whilst the main body of the 1st West Riding Regiment remained stationed in India.
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A scarce Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Private A. Whitear, 1st Battalion, West Riding Regiment, for gallant conduct whilst attached to No. 8 British Field Ambulance, Indian Expeditionary Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8614 Pte. A. Whitear. 1/W. Rid: Regt.); 1914 Star (8614 Pte. A. Whitear. W. Rid: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8614 Pte. A. Whitear. W. Rid. R.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, the Second War medals unnamed as issued and in ‘R.E.M.E. & R.A.V.C. Records’ card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr A. Whitear, Southfields, SW 18’, good very fine (7) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1915: ‘For gallant conduct in voluntarily assisting in the removal of the wounded from the advanced dressing station at Rue des Berceaux on 17th March, 1915, whilst under fire.’ Alfred Whitear served in France as a Private in the 1st Battalion, West Riding Regiment, from 29 August 1914. At the time of winning the D.C.M. he was attached to No. 8 British Field Ambulance, serving with the Indian Expeditionary Force in France, whilst the main body of the 1st West Riding Regiment remained stationed in India.
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