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Auction: 3016 - Orders, Medals, Decorations & Militaria
Lot: 65

A Post D-Day Battle of Caen 'Immediate' D.C.M. Group of Four to Sergeant W.F. Trevis, Royal Artillery.
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R (1126866 A. Sjt. R.A.); 1939-45 Star; France & Germany Star; War Medal, nearly extremely fine (4)


D.C.M. London Gazette 21.12.1944 Bombardier William Frederick Trevis, 179th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
The Recommendation states: 'On 9th July 44 this N.C.O. was acting as O.P.A. to Major Mapp who was commanding the Battery in direct support of the infantry at Chateau de Fontaigne. Major Mapp was killed in the morning and both O.Ps were deployed and pinned to the ground. Bdr. Trevis at Bn H.Q. then took command and assumed the Major's responsibilities, co-ordinated the work of the O.Ps and brought down fire whenever required by the Bn. The Officer who crawled up from the gun area to relieve him was wounded and it was not until 2000 hrs that another Officer could be made available. Bdr Trevis therefore commanded the Battery for a period of 12 hours for the great part of which he was under heavy mortar and shell fire. During this period it was entirely due to his efforts that the artillery support for the Bn did not fail, and the information he passed continuously to the Regt was of immediate value to the Divisional Artillery and to 214 Inf Bde. He did a job which would have been a credit to any Battery Commander.'


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