A First World War medal group, including one "For Distinguis...

Hammer

£900

A First World War medal group, including one "For Distinguished Conduct in the Field" awarded to 67096 C S MJR W Arkinstall 16/N 8DR, also 1914 bronze star with 5th Aug-22nd Nov 1914 bar, also mounted miniatures which bears a Regular Army Long service and Good Conduct medal, together with documents and photographs, some framed, one important piece is a dispatch hand written on headed note "The Major-General commanding the 39th Division wishes to place on record his appreciation..." then hand written record of Arkinstalls devotion to duty on Sept 20th 1917 S E of Ypres, mentioning that all the platoon officers in the company were casualties, through energy and resource he reorganised the situation