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Auction: 22002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 205

(x) The D.C.M., M.M. group of six awarded to Corporal W. M. Wallace, 18th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (20795 Pte. W. M. Wallace. 18/ F.A. R.A.M.C.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (20795 Cpl. W. H. Wallace. D.C.M. R.A.M.C.), note incorrect initial; 1914 Star (20795 Pte W. M. Wallace. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (20795 Cpl. Wallace. R.A.M.C.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal (1266 Cpl. W. M. Wallace. D.C.M. M.M. R.A.M.C.), minor contact wear overall and a heavy contact mark to the sixth, overall very fine (6)

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918, the original citation states:

'For conspicuous gallantry devotion to duty as a bearer. He went "over the top" with three other bearers to locate a wounded man lying in "No Man's Land". They found him and brought him in. Throughout his courage and endurance were of great help in evacuating wounded.'

M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919.

Walter Morgan Wallace was born in Manchester and entered the war in France as a Private with the Royal Army Medical Corps on 11 September 1914. Promoted Corporal between 1918 and 1919 Wallace joined the Territorial Force after the war and continued to serve there while living at Old Trafford, Lancashire.

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Sold for
£2,500

Starting price
£550