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Auction: 14001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 22

The Great War 1918 M.C. Group of Three to Lieutenant W.S. Reed, Royal Artillery
a) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued
b) British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W.S. Reed.), good very fine (3)

M.C. London Gazette 16.9.1918 2nd Lt. William Stephen Reed, R.F.A., Spec. Res.
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When the battery had to withdraw this officer supervised the man-handling of the three forward guns and their stores back 500 yards, being slightly wounded, but completing the work. On the following days he did excellent work as forward observation officer, transmitting information at great risk until he was severely wounded.'

Lieutenant William Stephen Reed, M.C., Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, 30.7.1917; promoted Lieutenant, 30.1.1919.

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