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A Great War battle of Ancre M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant G. Dunn, Royal Naval...

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A Great War battle of Ancre M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant G. Dunn, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was decorated for his gallant deeds in Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division
Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals (S. Lt. G. Dunn. R.N.V.R.); War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400
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M.C. London Gazette 10 January 1917:
‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. He displayed great courage and initiative in extinguishing a fire in an ammunition dump, thereby undoubtedly saving many lives.’
The original recommendation states:
‘A dump of ammunition having been set on fire by enemy shell fire he at once got petrol tins of water and put out the fire. In this dump were boxes of bombs and other dangerous stores. It is considered that the prompt action of this officer saved many lives.’
Geoffrey Dunn was commissioned as a Temporary Sub Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. in June 1915. Subsequently posted as a machine-gun officer to the R.N.D.’s Anson Battalion in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in February 1916, he was later re-embarked for France.
Having then joined Hood Battalion, he was awarded the M.C. for gallantry during the battle of Ancre on the Somme in November 1916.
Following those gallant exploits, Dunn was wounded in the neck on 17 February 1917 and admitted to the 2nd Red Cross Hospital in Rouen. And although his service record states his wound was ‘slight’, it is apparent from further entries that it was in fact of a serious nature. He was evacuated home in the hospital ship Western Australia in February 1917 and admitted to Lady Inchcape’s Hospital in London. Following a Medical Board in August 1917, in which he was found to be unfit for general service, Dunn was awarded a gratuity of £136. He was finally demobilised in April 1919, after home service in the R.N.D.’s reserve battalions.
A Great War battle of Ancre M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant G. Dunn, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was decorated for his gallant deeds in Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division
Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals (S. Lt. G. Dunn. R.N.V.R.); War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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M.C. London Gazette 10 January 1917:
‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. He displayed great courage and initiative in extinguishing a fire in an ammunition dump, thereby undoubtedly saving many lives.’
The original recommendation states:
‘A dump of ammunition having been set on fire by enemy shell fire he at once got petrol tins of water and put out the fire. In this dump were boxes of bombs and other dangerous stores. It is considered that the prompt action of this officer saved many lives.’
Geoffrey Dunn was commissioned as a Temporary Sub Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. in June 1915. Subsequently posted as a machine-gun officer to the R.N.D.’s Anson Battalion in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in February 1916, he was later re-embarked for France.
Having then joined Hood Battalion, he was awarded the M.C. for gallantry during the battle of Ancre on the Somme in November 1916.
Following those gallant exploits, Dunn was wounded in the neck on 17 February 1917 and admitted to the 2nd Red Cross Hospital in Rouen. And although his service record states his wound was ‘slight’, it is apparent from further entries that it was in fact of a serious nature. He was evacuated home in the hospital ship Western Australia in February 1917 and admitted to Lady Inchcape’s Hospital in London. Following a Medical Board in August 1917, in which he was found to be unfit for general service, Dunn was awarded a gratuity of £136. He was finally demobilised in April 1919, after home service in the R.N.D.’s reserve battalions.

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