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Auction: 25002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 177

The 1918 D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour-Serjeant F. H. Twyman, 1/5th Battalion (T.F.), North Staffordshire Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (200382 Sjt: F. H. Twyman. 1/5 N.Staff:R. - T.F.); 1914-15 Star (2680 Pte. F. H. Twyman, N.Staff.R.); British War and Victory Medals (2680 C.Sjt. F. H. Twyman. N.Staff.R.), mounted as worn, light pitting and contact wear, very fine (4)

One of 10 D.C.M.s to the Battalion.

D.C.M. London Gazette 17 April 1918, the original citation states:

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has done consistent good work on many occasions. He led patrols with great courage and resource, and set a fine example of devotion to duty.'

Frederick Herbert Twyman was born at Lichfield, Staffordshire in 1893, the son of Frederick and Emily Twyman, his father was an Army Pensioner. Enlisting at Abergavenny he entered the war with the rank of Private on 4 March 1915, being promoted Sergeant and later Company Quartermaster Sergeant with 1/5th Battalion.

The Battalion saw bloody action during the war, firstly at the Battle of Loos and later on the Somme where they fought near Gommecourt. During the attack on Hohenzollern Trench during the Somme Offensive they suffered the highest losses of any unit in the 46th Division, including their commanding officer. Twyman survived the fighting at some stage transferring to the 2/5th Battalion he was advanced Colour Sergeant.

He was finally posted to the 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, likely when the 5th Battalion was downsized in September 1915. After the war a newspaper article notes that he died in a motorcycle accident at Lichfield on 30 May 1928 whilst working for his father-in-law's garage.

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