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Auction: 5019 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 148

An Extremely Rare ´Crowned Head´ Inter-War Palestine D.C.M. Group of Eight to Lieutenant L.L. Gasson, Cheshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., 2nd ´Crowned Head´ type (4120125 L. Sjt. L.L. Gasson. 2-Ches. R.); General Service Medal 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine (4120125 Sjt. L.L. Gasson. Ches. R.); 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star, with 8th Army bar; Italy Star; Defence Medal; War Medal, with M.I.D. Oak Leaf, all named (Lieut. L.L. Gasson. DCM.); Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st ´Ind Imp´ type, with ´Regular Army´ suspension (Lieut. (OM) L.L. Gasson. Green Howards.), good very fine or better, the Second World War Medals all impressed in large sans serif capitals (8) Estimate £ 6,500-7,000D.C.M. London Gazette 6.11.1936 The Recommendation states: ´On the night of the 21/22nd June, 1936, Sergeant Lyle Leavey Gasson of the Cheshire Regiment was in command of the Railway Patrol Train from Jerusalem to Artuf, with a party of one Corporal and eight other ranks. On arrival at Kilo 64, the line was found to be blocked, and when the party started to remove the block, Arabs opened fire on them at close range, Sgt. Gasson being wounded in the eye. The Arabs then commenced to block the line to the rear of the Patrol Train. Sgt. Gasson engaged the Arabs with Lewis guns, under cover of which the blocks on the line were removed. The Arabs, who were in strength and had surrounded the train, were eventually driven off, after five of their number had been killed or wounded. Sgt. Gasson then took the Patrol Train to Deir-es-Sheikh Station, which he placed in a state of defence, and at dawn, in spite of his wound and the reluctance of the native engine driver and fireman, continued the patrol to Artuf and back to Jerusalem.´ Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 20.9.1945 One of only Fourteen G.V.R. ´Crowned Head´ type Distinguished Conduct Medals awarded.

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