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Auction: 7022 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 40

A Great War M.C. Group of Six to Major R.C. Apletre, Royal Tank Corps, Late Royal Garrison Artillery Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse engraved ´R.C. Apletre R.G.A. 1.1.17.´; 1914 Star, with later slide Bar (Lieut: R.C. Apletre. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (Major R.C. Apletre.); India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., 1st ´Kaisar-i-Hind´ type, Royal Mint issue, one clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (Major R.C. Apletre. R. Tank Corps.); Defence Medal, very fine or better, together with the related miniature awards for the first five awards, and two silver-gilt Masonic awards (6) Estimate £ 800-1,000 M.C. London Gazette 1.1.1917 Capt. Ralph Christopher Apletre, R.G.A. M.I.D. London Gazette 15.6.1916 Apletre, Capt. R.C., Royal Garrison Artillery M.I.D. London Gazette 5.6.1919 Apletre, Maj. R.C., M.C., Royal Garrison Artillery Major Ralph Christopher Apletre, M.C., born January 1883; Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Garrison Artillery, 24.5.1902; Promoted Lieutenant, 24.5.1905; attached, West African Field Force, 26.8.1905-5.5.1908; Adjutant, Territorial Force, 10.12.1911-4.8.1914; served during the Great War on the Western Front, 20.10.1914-2.9.1917; Captain 30.10.1914; Brigade-Major, 4.2-1.9.1917; Major 1.5.1917; served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 1.2-31.10.1918 (wounded); attached Royal Tank Corps, 22.9.1920-27.7.1923; Major, Royal Tank Corps, 28.7.1923; served with No.9 Armoured Company 1920-24; took the Company to India, 1921, and served during the operations in Waziristan, responsible for escorting convoys and columns, and opening and closing important roads. As a result of the work involved the Company was later issued with Rolls Royce Armoured Cars.

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