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Waterloo to a Scot’s Greys casualty, severely wounded by a lance indicating that the recipient was present throughout the charge and subsequent action until finally fallen on by Jaquinot’s lancers
Waterloo , 1st. Reg.Dragoon Guards. killed in action Waterloo. A rarity. whilst provision was made for family of those killed to claim the requirements resulted in very few actually sent out
Waterloo , 1st. Reg.Dragoon Guards. Muster Roll for June 1815 records ‘Wounded Brussels’. A super conditioned Union Brigade charger casualty
1940 Battle of Britain’ D.F.M. group Blenheim fighter wireless operator/air gunner , 235 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who flew with and shared in the victories of his pilot – Squadron Leader R. J. Peacock, whose victories all achieved in 1940 ‘made him Coastal Command’s pilot to ever achieve ‘ace’ status in a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV Fighter’
Distinguished Flying Medal group with Log Book, (57 ops.) a fine immediate award, Sgt. (WO/Air Gunner) 462 Squadron (previously 58 & 405 Sqdns.) awarded during a raid on Palermo Harbour bracing his foot against an igniting flare chute. The resulting explosion rather than the probable destruction of the aircraft was restricted to severely injuring the recipients foot along with and damage only to the rear blowing out the rear bulkhead door, twisting the ammunition tracks and distorting many frame members. Despite his injuries continued to carry out his duties . Had previously participated in the destruction of two enemy fighters. Later commissioned Pilot Officer.
Fine 1940 DFM 40 Squadron (Blenheims) shot down and wounded, made ashore by dinghy where taken prisoner of war. Following six months in hospital was held in a series of camps until 1945 with photographic images of the recipient, a letter written whilst PoW
DSO, DFC and Bar, AFC, MID with 3 clasp GSM Pilot’s group of eight Wing Commander 2 tours with 61 Squadron (Hampdens & Lancasters), mostly on heavily defended German targets. Awarded a Bar to his DFC for the sinking of U751 by a low level attack with his Lancaster in so providing the first irrefutable photographic evidence of his ‘kill ‘ and a remarkable instance of the sinking by a front line bomber squadron. A detachment of 61 Sqdn (Lancaster) ‘loaned’ to Coastal Command. along with a complete set of Log Books
Military General Service , clasp , Pyrenees, 95th Foot Rifles, a Bridge of Vera casualty 31 August 1813 , discharged in consequence of ‘An amputation of shoulder on account of a wound received at Vera Bridge, 31 August, 1813. The epic action in which 80 of the Rifles under Captain Cadoux whilst very greatly outnumbered, held the important bridge against repeated French assaults until low on ammunition were forced to give. Severe casualties were inflicted on the attackers though Cadoux felled killed by a shot. In addition all the officers, sergeants and well over half of the Riflemen. were killed or wounded
Military General Service, 11 clasps, 95th Rifles, a Waterloo man where he was wounded, his records state four times wounded during his service. Musters record a prisoner of war for a month from 10 October, 1810, the lines at Torres Vedras , joined from PoW November 1810. A unique clasp combination to the British Army
Crimea 3 clasps with Balaklava, 4th Light Dragoons, officially impressed, a ‘Charger’ mortally wounded in the charge at Balaklava, 25/11/1854 and died in the Regimental Camp on 9 December 1854.
Agood DSM group for 1940 for the Grimsby Trawler ‘Rinovia’ converted to a minesweeper for the shooting down of an enemy aircraft when attacked in the Western Channel. July 1940
Sierra Leone 1898-99 D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel, Devonshire Regiment, attached West African Regiment, who was severely wounded with the Devons at the Battle of Colenso and afterwards commanded Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry in Transvaal, Orange River Colony and Cape Colony and was four times Mentioned in Despatches
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