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A Great War 'German 1918 Spring Offensive' D.C.M. and M.S.M. pair awarded to Battery...
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A Great War ‘German 1918 Spring Offensive’ D.C.M. and M.S.M. pair awarded to Battery Quartermaster Sergeant C. Pitt, Ammunition Column, Royal Horse Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (14322 B.Q.M. Sjt. C. Pitt. R.H.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (14322 B.Q.M. Sjt: C. Pitt. Amm. Col: R.H.A.) nearly extremely fine (2) £600-£800 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Approximately 114 D.C.M. and M.S.M. combinations awarded during the Great War. D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919; citation published 3 September 1919: ‘He has shown great courage, ability, and devotion to duty throughout the war. During the retreat in March, 1918, under most difficult and often dangerous conditions, the fact that the supply of ammunition to the guns was unfailingly kept up was largely due to the resource, energy, and courage shown by him. He has always set a splendid example of hard work and devotion to duty.’ M.S.M. London Gazette 18 October 1916: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered during the present War.’ Clifford Pitt attested for the Royal Field Artillery and served with the 5th Battery in South Africa during the Boer War (entitled to a Queen’s South Africa Medal with claps Cape Colony, and a King’s South Africa Medal with the usual two date clasps). Transferring to the Royal Horse Artillery, he served as a Battery Sergeant Major with the 3rd Brigade Ammunition Column during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 August 1914, and was awarded both the D.C.M. and the M.S.M. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research.
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A Great War ‘German 1918 Spring Offensive’ D.C.M. and M.S.M. pair awarded to Battery Quartermaster Sergeant C. Pitt, Ammunition Column, Royal Horse Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (14322 B.Q.M. Sjt. C. Pitt. R.H.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (14322 B.Q.M. Sjt: C. Pitt. Amm. Col: R.H.A.) nearly extremely fine (2) £600-£800 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Approximately 114 D.C.M. and M.S.M. combinations awarded during the Great War. D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919; citation published 3 September 1919: ‘He has shown great courage, ability, and devotion to duty throughout the war. During the retreat in March, 1918, under most difficult and often dangerous conditions, the fact that the supply of ammunition to the guns was unfailingly kept up was largely due to the resource, energy, and courage shown by him. He has always set a splendid example of hard work and devotion to duty.’ M.S.M. London Gazette 18 October 1916: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered during the present War.’ Clifford Pitt attested for the Royal Field Artillery and served with the 5th Battery in South Africa during the Boer War (entitled to a Queen’s South Africa Medal with claps Cape Colony, and a King’s South Africa Medal with the usual two date clasps). Transferring to the Royal Horse Artillery, he served as a Battery Sergeant Major with the 3rd Brigade Ammunition Column during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 August 1914, and was awarded both the D.C.M. and the M.S.M. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research.
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