GROUPS AND SINGLE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY 935 A Great War M.M. pair awarded to Second Lieutenant D. Gilfillan, 10th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
MILITARYMEDAL, G.V.R. (S-14206 L. Cpl., 10/A. & S. Hdrs.); BRITISHWARMEDAL 1914-20 (2 Lieut.) nearly extremely fine (2) £200-250
M.M. London Gazette 28 January 1918. Gilfillan came from St. Ninians and was commissioned into the 10th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on 20 June 1918.
936
M.M. London Gazette 19 March 1918. The recipient came from Bolton, Lancashire. A Great War M.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal F. Gateley, 2/8th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (307160 L. Cpl., 2/8 R. War. R.) edge bruising, very fine
£180-220
937
A Great War M.M. awarded to Private F. Wilcox, Fort Garry Horse MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (551447 Pte. F. Wilcox. Ft: Garry H.) minor edge nick, otherwise nearly extremely fine £300-350 M.M. London Gazette 29 August 1917.
The following information was extracted from an unpublished manuscript held by the Fort Garry Horse Museum and Archives, and is based largely on entries in the Regimental War Diary:
‘On the night of the 8th/9th of July 1917, another raid was carried out by the Canadian Cavalry Brigade against the enemy’s trench line. The Fort Garry Horse party, under command of Lieut. Campbell, consisted of Lieuts. Strachan, Cowen and Duggan with 90 other ranks. Lieut. Duggan guided the party from our line to the point where the enemy wire was out. Here a party composed of Sergeant Keene, Lance Corporal Atcherley and Troopers Dent, Wilcox, Garlick and Fitzgerald, carrying two bangalore torpedoes, crawled forward to the enemy wire where they placed and exploded one torpedo. This made an opening through the first line of wire. On the explosion of this torpedo, a signal rocket was fired on which signal the artillery opened rapid fire on the enemy’s second line of wire and trenches. After two minutes’ bombardment, the artillery formed the “Box barrage” around the area to be raided.
The torpedo party then advanced and successfully exploded their second torpedo, making an opening through the second line of enemy wire. The raiding party passed through the wire, the leading troop forming a block in the enemy front line trench. The second troop then advanced under machine gun and rifle grenade fire to its objective which was an enemy strong point known as “The Banks”. Here, they killed several of the enemy, captured 22 prisoners, including one officer, and bombed and burned sixteen dugouts...’
Two officers and 23 other ranks were wounded in this raid, including Private Wilcox who was wounded by gun shot wounds in the thigh and abdomen. Decorations awarded to Fort Garry Horse for this action included one D.S.O., three M.Cs., three
D.C.Ms. and nine
M.Ms. Wilcox was invalided home due to the serious nature of his wounds and was discharged at Regina, Saskatchewan on 15 April 1918. He died in Surrey, B.C., on 13 February 1971.
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938
A Great War Western Front M.M. awarded to Private C. T. Tippett, 5th Battalion West Riding Regiment MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R., (26304 Pte., 5/W. Rid. R.) good very fine M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919. The recipient came from Belvedere.
£200-240
939
A Great War I.D.S.M. group of three awarded to Rifleman Bhabajit Rai, Assam Rifles
INDIANDISTINGUISHED SERVICEMEDAL, G.V.R., 1st issue (2729 Rflmn. Bhabajit Rai, 2/(Sadiya) Bn., Assam Rfls.) complete with brooch bar; BRITISHWAR ANDVICTORYMEDALS (2929 Rfmn. Bhabajit Rai, 2 Lakhimpur Bn.) note variation in service numbers, ‘Victory’ with slight edge bruise, nearly very fine and better (3)
£600-800
I.D.S.M. G.G.O. 436 of 1920. M.I.D. G.G.O. 1747 of 1920.
2729 Rifleman Bhabajit Rai, Assam Rifles, was awarded the I.D.S.M. for servce on the Assam-Burma Frontier. Only two I.D.S.M’s. for the 2nd Battalion Assam Rifles.
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