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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 524

(x) A Great War 1918 minesweeping operations D.S.C. awarded to Lieutenant B. Warwick, Royal Naval Reserve

Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., silver, hallmarks for London 1916, nearly extremely fine, in slightly damaged case of issue, this embossed 'Lieut. B. Warwick. R.N.R., 1919' on lid

Purchased Spink, June 1983; sold together with a letter at the time of the sale.

D.S.C. London Gazette 24 March 1919:

'For service in minesweeping operations between the 1st July and 31st December 1918.

Bertie Warwick had previously earned a mention for minesweeping operations (London Gazette 29 June 1917, refers).

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Sold for
£700