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623
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Corporal H. Withers, Royal Field Artillery, who died of wounds on 3 July 1918.
DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL, G.V.R. (925173 Cpl., 290/Lond. Bde. R.F.A.) nearly extremely fine £600-700
D.C.M. London Gazette 17 April 1918. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of signallers. He has invariably
displayed the greatest courage and ability, and his initiative has been most marked.’
Hugh Withers was born in Hornsey, Middlesex and enlisted at Bloomsbury. As a Corporal with the 290th Brigade R.F.A. he won the D.
C.M. As a Sergeant with the same Brigade, he died of wounds having been invalided to England, on 3 July 1918, aged 28 years. He
was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery. Sergeant Withers was the son of Charles and Isabella Withers of 25 Creighton Avenue,
Muswell Hill, London. With some copied research.
624
A very rare Russian Civil War, ‘Murmansk 1919’ D.C.M. awarded to
Bombardier W. Wilson, 420th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, for sinking
the Bolshevik vessel S.S. Slutski off Unitza on Lake Onega whilst firing
his gun from ashore, 30 June 1919
DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL, G.V.R. (925587 Bmbr., R.F.A.) very fine
£1200-1500
D.C.M. London Gazette 3 October 1919. Wilson, 925587, Bdr. W., D.C.M.,
420th Bty., 6th Bde., R.F.A. (Warmborough) (North Russia [Murmansk]) ‘For
conspicuous gallantry and resource throughout the operations from June 10th-
July 5th, 1919, particularly on June 17th, near Fedotova, on June 22nd at
Fedotova, and on June 30th at Unitza. On the two first-mentioned occasions he
got his gun into action under very heavy fire, and from exposed positions did
excellent work with it. On 30th June he sank the enemy S.S. Slutski off Unitza,
getting his gun into action with astonishing rapidity, and maintaining a
remarkably accurate fire.’
Possibly a unique citation for a D.C.M.. One of only three D.C.M’s. awardecd to
the R.F.A. for the North Russian theatre of war.
625
The rare ‘Kassassin’ C.G.M. group of nine awarded to Colour-Sergeant Benjamin White, Royal Marine Artillery, later
Yeoman of the Queen’s Body Guard
CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY MEDAL, V.R., 2nd issue (Color Sergeant B. White, R.M.A.); EGYPT AND SUDAN 1882-89, 1 clasp, Tel-El-
Kebir (Cr. Sergt. B. White, R.M.A.); JUBILEE 1897, bronze issue; CORONATION 1902, bronze issue; CORONATION 1911; JUBILEE
1935; ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Benjamin White, Sergt. 13th Co. R.M.A.) impressed naming;
ROYAL MARINE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, G.V.R., Admiral’s bust (No. 206. Benjamin White, Q.M. Sergt. R.M.A.); KHEDIVE’S
STAR 1882, mounted court style as worn, contact marks to the earlier medals, otherwise nearly very fine or better (9)
£12000-15000
Only 6 C.G.M’s. were awarded for the operations in Egypt 1882, all to the Royal Marines, including two for the battle of Kassassin.
The following citation for Benjamin White’s Conspicuous Gallantry Medal was submitted by Lieutenant Colonel Tuson, R.M., in
December 1882:
‘For gallant conduct at Kassassin on 28 August 1882. Having detached a company to prevent the enemy from out-flanking our left, and
to prevent two guns advancing up the banks of the canal, which were doing mischief on our line. This Non-Commissioned Officer on
two occasions under a very heavy fire, advanced up the Canal Bank and shot the horses each time they limbered up, and so prevented
their advance.’
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