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A Great War M.C. attributed to Lieutenant H. W. Taylor, Royal Field Artillery Military...
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A Great War M.C. attributed to Lieutenant H. W. Taylor, Royal Field Artillery Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘Lieut. H. W. Taylor. R.F.A. Feb. 1917’, good very fine £400-£500 --- Two Lieutenants in the Royal Field Artillery with the name H. W. Taylor were Gazetted with the Military Cross in 1917: Second Lieutenant Herbert Wilfred Taylor, R.F.A., Special Reserve ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He carried out the observation for wire-cutting under very heavy fire with conspicuous success’ (London Gazette 12 March 1917) Temporary Lieutenant Hugh Wakefield Taylor, R.F.A. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Despite being heavily shelled he kept his guns in action and completed his task of wire-cutting. He showed great courage and resource under heavy fire’ (London Gazette 26 July 1917). Note: The Herbert Wilfred Taylor referred to above was a prominent South African cricketer, who played 42 Test Matches for South Africa, including 18 as Captain. The Hugh Wakefield Taylor referred to above later added a Second Award Bar to his M.C.
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A Great War M.C. attributed to Lieutenant H. W. Taylor, Royal Field Artillery Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘Lieut. H. W. Taylor. R.F.A. Feb. 1917’, good very fine £400-£500 --- Two Lieutenants in the Royal Field Artillery with the name H. W. Taylor were Gazetted with the Military Cross in 1917: Second Lieutenant Herbert Wilfred Taylor, R.F.A., Special Reserve ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He carried out the observation for wire-cutting under very heavy fire with conspicuous success’ (London Gazette 12 March 1917) Temporary Lieutenant Hugh Wakefield Taylor, R.F.A. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Despite being heavily shelled he kept his guns in action and completed his task of wire-cutting. He showed great courage and resource under heavy fire’ (London Gazette 26 July 1917). Note: The Herbert Wilfred Taylor referred to above was a prominent South African cricketer, who played 42 Test Matches for South Africa, including 18 as Captain. The Hugh Wakefield Taylor referred to above later added a Second Award Bar to his M.C.
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