GROUPS AND SINGLE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY 97
A Great War 1918 ‘Somme’ M.M. pair awarded to Private A. N. Bowley, 2nd Battalion Australian Machine Gun Corps, Australian Imperial Force, who was twice wounded during the course of the war
MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (1324 Pte. A. N. Bowley. 2/Aust: M.G.C.); 1914-15 STAR (1324 Pte. A. N. Bowley. 24/Bn A.I.F.) very fine (2)
£600-800 M.M. London Gazette 24 January 1919. The original recommendation states:
‘In the attack on the 9th August 1918, at Franerville near Amiens, he [Bowley] showed great resource and presence of mind. Forward of the objective he saw one of our teams knocked out by point blank shell fire. Without hesitation he ran forward into no-man’s land, brought the gun back to his team and put it into action. He then went forward again, bandaged the wounded and carried them back under heavy fire. Though deafened and stunned, Pte. Bowley carried on for hours assisting the wounded from no-man’s land back to safety. His courage and devotion to duty were most conspicuous.’
A. N. Bowley was born in Creswick, Victoria, Australia, in 1895. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at the town of his birth on 12 April 1915, and was posted to the 24th Australian Infantry Battalion. He served with the battalion in Gallipoli, before embarking for Egypt in January 1916. Bowley served in the French theatre of war from March 1916, and was twice wounded in action, 30 June 1916 and 5 August 1916 respectively.
Bowley was sent to the UK to recuperate after his last wound, returning to France in May 1917. He served with the 2nd Battalion Australian Machine Gun Corps, as part of the 2nd Australian Division on the Somme, and was awarded his M.M. for gallantry in the attack at Franerville near Amiens, 9 August 1918. He returned to Australia in H.M.A.T. Tras-Os-Montes, and was discharged 22 July 1919. Bowley died 25 August 1921.
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A Great War 1918 ‘Battle of Messines’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant W. A. Williams, 15th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of Wales’ Own Civil Service Rifles), who fought with his regiment in three theatres of war, and was twice wounded in action
MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (532269 Cpl. W. A. Williams. 15/Lond: R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (4984 A. Sjt. W. A. Williams. 15-Lond. R.) BWM officially renamed, darkly toned, extremely fine (3)
£360-400 M.M. London Gazette 11 March 1919:
‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Messines on the 28th September 1918. This N.C.O. performed very valuable liaison work with the Company of the Battalion on his right during which he was surprised at close quarters by an enemy party of 30 strong whom he dispersed with rapid fire from his patrol. His fearless conduct and untiring efforts throughout the whole 48 hours advance played an invaluable part in the success of the operations.’
Wilfred Arthur Williams was born in Wandsworth in 1889, and resided at 3 Ballingdon Road, Clapham Common, London. He was employed as a Clerk prior to the Great War, and attested for the 15th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of Wales’ Own Civil Service Rifles) at Somerset House, in November 1915.
Williams served during the Great War with the 2/15th London Regiment in the French theatre of war from 22 June 1916. He received a gun shot wound to the thigh, 7 September 1916, and served as Lance Corporal with the Battalion in Salonika from November 1916. He served with the Battalion in Palestine from June 1917, and received another gun shot wound, 8 November 1917. Williams returned to France in June 1918, was awarded his M.M. for gallantry at Messines in September 1918, and advanced to Sergeant in the same month. He died in October 1960.
Sold with the following related documents: typed carbon copy of citation for recipient’s M.M.; photograph of recipient, and another photographic image of recipient; Sick and Wounded Certificate of Employment During the War, this damaged; with various Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates.
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A Great War ‘Italian campaign’ M.M. and Italian War Merit Cross pair awarded to Private R. Horne, York & Lancaster Regiment
MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (32553 Pte R. Horne. 8/York: & Lanc. R.); Italy, Kingdom, WAR MERIT CROSS, bronze, suspension slightly loose on first, heavy edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine, the Italian award better (2) £260-300
M.M. London Gazette 29 March 1919 (Italy). Italian War Merit Cross London Gazette 17 May 1919.
Robert Horne was born in 1893 and attested at Middlesbrough on 7 December 1915. Posted to the 3rd Training Reserve Battalion, he served during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 April 1916 at 31st Infantry Base Depot, before being posted to the 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment, and subsequently served with them in Italy from 10 November 1917. For his bravery in the field in Italy he was awarded the Military Medal and the Italian War Merit Cross. He was reported by his mother as seriously wounded (Sunderland Echo, 6 October 1918 refers), before being discharged on 10 April 1919.
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