£2,200
WW1 2/6th Notts & Derby Regiment Military Cross Casualty Group of Medals. Awarded to Captain Frances Dawborn Stones who died in Flanders on the 28th September 1917. Comprising: Military Cross in case of issue, British War Medal, Victory Medal (CAPT F.D. STONES). Together with condolence forwarding slip for campaign medals Two period photographs Several items of insignia. GC. The citation for the Military Cross appeared in the London Gazette on the 23rd April 1918. " For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When in command of his Battalion after the Battalion Commander had become a casualty. When the Battalion was in danger of being forced back he rendered great assistance in organising strong resistance and reinforcements to the front.". Captain Frances Dawborn Stones landed in France on the 14th June 1917. He was born at Wisbeach in 1878 and before the Great War lived at Matlock in Derbyshire where he was an Articled Clerk Accountant. He died of wounds on the on the 28th September 1917 and is buried at the Mendinghem Cemetery Belgium. His brother was killed in 1917 serving as a Pilot with the Australian Flying Corps.
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