CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 913
A rare Russian Medal of St. George for Bravery group of four awarded to Petty Officer L. C. M. Milner, Royal Naval Air Service, who was decorated for gallantry in Armoured Cars in the Dobrudsha operations on the Caucasian Front in November 1916 - in common with other “Locker Lambs”, he subsequently transferred to the Machine Gun Corps BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (80047 Sjt. L. C. M. Milner, M.G.C.); RUSSIA,MEDAL OF
ST.GEORGE FOR BRAVERY, 4th Class, the reverse officially numbered ‘1032317’; FRANCE, CROIX DEGUERRE 1914-1918, with bronze palm, together with a Provisional Government Jeton, in white metal, and the recipient’s identity disc fashioned from a Russian silver coin, ‘P.O. L. C. M. Milner, No. 9848, British Armoured Cars, Russia’, generally good very fine (6)
£1200-1500 Ex Douglas-Morris collection, 16 October 1996 (Lot 640)
Russian Medal of St. George for Bravery, 4th Class (No. 1032317):‘During the battle of 19 November 1916, under heavy enemy fire, brought shells and petrol for the Armoured Cars, thereby helping the advance’ (T.N.A. ADM 171/174 and ADM 116/1626 refer).
Lloyd Clarence May Milner, who was born in Farnham, Surrey, in October 1889, and by profession a chauffeur, was appointed a Petty Officer Mechanic in the Royal Naval Air Service in November 1915. Embarked for Russia in the following month, for service in Armoured Cars under Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson, he was detached for service on the Caucasian Front in September 1916, where he won his Medal of St. George for the above cited deeds in the Dobrudsha operations, and afterwards saw further action at Topalul on 30 November and 2 December - four days later, he was presented with his decoration by General Sirelius at Hirsova. Remaining on detached service at Tudor Vlademerescue in Roumania, he returned to the U.K. via Tiraspol in January 1917, but was recalled to Russia that April, this time serving at Telyache, Galecia in June, and thence, from Proskurov Base, on special duty at Brovary Base and Kursk. Once more embarked for the U.K. in February 1918 (ADM 116/117 refers), and in common with other “Locker Lambs”, he joined the machine Gun Corps on his return; the award of his French Croix de Guerre has not been verified.
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Four: Captain C. V. de M. Cowper, Royal Navy, killed in action on S.S. Queen, 28 June 1918 BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (Capt., R.N.); SPAIN, KINGDOM,ORDER OF NAVALMERIT (2) breast star, with white enamel cross, 79 x 78mm., silver, silver-gilt and enamel, in Cejalvo, Madrid case of issue; another, 80 x 79mm., also in Cejalvo, Madrid case of issue; together with a miniature dress medal: China 1900, no clasp, first two extremely fine; others good very fine (5)
£400-500
Carleton Valentine de Mornay Cowper was born in Paris on 14 February 1865, the son of Henry Augustus Cowper (see lot xxxx). He entered the Royal Navy as a Midshipman on 22 October 1880 and was advanced to Sub-Lieutenant/Acting Lieutenant in October 1884; Lieutenant in April 1888; Commander in 1901 and retired with the rank of Captain on 10 January 1912. For his service aboard the gunboat Plover he was awarded the China Medal 1900 without clasp (not with lot). During the course of his service he was awarded the Spanish Order of Naval Merit, 2nd Class star. Recalled for service in the Great War, as Commodore of a convoy, he was killed in action on the steamship Queen which was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine N.W. of Cape Villano on 28 June 1918. With copied service paper and other research.
For medals to other members of the Cowper family, see lots 580 and 937.
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