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Auction: 26001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 183

(x) The D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant E. Roper, 1/6th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (460 Sjt: E. Roper. 1/6 L'pool: R. -T.F.); 1914-15 Star (460 Sjt. E. Roper. L'pool R.); British War and Victory Medals (460 A-W. Cl. 11. E. Roper. L'pool R.), very fine (4)

D.C.M. London Gazette 11 December 1916:

'For conspicuous gallantry in action. He crawled forward under heavy fire and bombed a dug-out in which [there] were some enemy snipers, killing two of them and capturing the remainder. Later, he organised his company and established a dressing stations'

Elijah Roper enlisted into the 6th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment in May 1908. He disembarked on the Western Front on 24 February 1915 with B Company. He was promoted Sergeant on 30 April 1915 and re-engaged for four years in August 1916. When promoted to Acting Warrant Officer Class II, Roper served under the second service number 240049 and later, with the 7th Battalion.

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£480