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A Great War ‘Hohenzollern Redoubt’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Corporal A. C. Lowrey, Army Pay Corps, late 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, who was twice wounded in action
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8338 L. Cpl. A. C. Lowry [sic]. 9/R. Fus:); 1914-15 Star (G-8338 Pte. A. C. Lowrey. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (8338 Cpl. A. C. Lowrey. R. Fus.) mounted court-style for display, minor edge nicks to first, nearly extremely fine (4) £800-£1,000
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D.C.M. London Gazette 15 April 1916:
‘For conspicuous gallantry. When his Company was hotly pressed by three counter-attack Lance Corporal Lowry with tow bags of bombs held up one attack single-handed.’
Arthur Cyril Lowrey (also recorded as Lowry) was born in Dublin in 1895 and attested for the Royal Fusiliers on 30 October 1914. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 May 1915, and was awarded the D.C.M. for his gallantry in holding off enemy counter-attacks during the attack made by the 8th and 9th Battalions Royal Fusiliers at the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 2 March 1916. He suffered a gun shot wound to the thigh on 9 March 1916 and a second more serious gun shot wound to the back in August 1917; this latter wound resulted in his transfer to the Army Pay Corps. He transferred Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 3 March 1919. He died in Folkestone on 24 September 1966.
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Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8338 L. Cpl. A. C. Lowry [sic]. 9/R. Fus:); 1914-15 Star (G-8338 Pte. A. C. Lowrey. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (8338 Cpl. A. C. Lowrey. R. Fus.) mounted court-style for display, minor edge nicks to first, nearly extremely fine (4) £800-£1,000
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D.C.M. London Gazette 15 April 1916:
‘For conspicuous gallantry. When his Company was hotly pressed by three counter-attack Lance Corporal Lowry with tow bags of bombs held up one attack single-handed.’
Arthur Cyril Lowrey (also recorded as Lowry) was born in Dublin in 1895 and attested for the Royal Fusiliers on 30 October 1914. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 May 1915, and was awarded the D.C.M. for his gallantry in holding off enemy counter-attacks during the attack made by the 8th and 9th Battalions Royal Fusiliers at the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 2 March 1916. He suffered a gun shot wound to the thigh on 9 March 1916 and a second more serious gun shot wound to the back in August 1917; this latter wound resulted in his transfer to the Army Pay Corps. He transferred Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 3 March 1919. He died in Folkestone on 24 September 1966.
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A Great War ‘Hohenzollern Redoubt’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Corporal A. C. Lowrey, Army Pay Corps, late 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, who was twice wounded in action
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8338 L. Cpl. A. C. Lowry [sic]. 9/R. Fus:); 1914-15 Star (G-8338 Pte. A. C. Lowrey. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (8338 Cpl. A. C. Lowrey. R. Fus.) mounted court-style for display, minor edge nicks to first, nearly extremely fine (4) £800-£1,000
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D.C.M. London Gazette 15 April 1916:
‘For conspicuous gallantry. When his Company was hotly pressed by three counter-attack Lance Corporal Lowry with tow bags of bombs held up one attack single-handed.’
Arthur Cyril Lowrey (also recorded as Lowry) was born in Dublin in 1895 and attested for the Royal Fusiliers on 30 October 1914. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 May 1915, and was awarded the D.C.M. for his gallantry in holding off enemy counter-attacks during the attack made by the 8th and 9th Battalions Royal Fusiliers at the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 2 March 1916. He suffered a gun shot wound to the thigh on 9 March 1916 and a second more serious gun shot wound to the back in August 1917; this latter wound resulted in his transfer to the Army Pay Corps. He transferred Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 3 March 1919. He died in Folkestone on 24 September 1966.
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Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8338 L. Cpl. A. C. Lowry [sic]. 9/R. Fus:); 1914-15 Star (G-8338 Pte. A. C. Lowrey. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (8338 Cpl. A. C. Lowrey. R. Fus.) mounted court-style for display, minor edge nicks to first, nearly extremely fine (4) £800-£1,000
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D.C.M. London Gazette 15 April 1916:
‘For conspicuous gallantry. When his Company was hotly pressed by three counter-attack Lance Corporal Lowry with tow bags of bombs held up one attack single-handed.’
Arthur Cyril Lowrey (also recorded as Lowry) was born in Dublin in 1895 and attested for the Royal Fusiliers on 30 October 1914. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 May 1915, and was awarded the D.C.M. for his gallantry in holding off enemy counter-attacks during the attack made by the 8th and 9th Battalions Royal Fusiliers at the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 2 March 1916. He suffered a gun shot wound to the thigh on 9 March 1916 and a second more serious gun shot wound to the back in August 1917; this latter wound resulted in his transfer to the Army Pay Corps. He transferred Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 3 March 1919. He died in Folkestone on 24 September 1966.
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