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Auction: 4004 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 19

A Great War M.C. for the Advance on Ancre in an Interesting and Rare Group of Seven to Captain L Coulshaw, Essex Regiment, Later Chaplain of the Fleet, Archdeacon of the Royal Navy, King's Honorary Chaplain and Queen's Honorary Chaplain Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse engraved 'Irles 10th March 1917 2nd Lt. L. Coulshaw 10th Essex Regiment'; 1914-15 Star (174 Pte. Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (Lieut.); Defence and War Medals; Coronation, 1937, mounted as worn, good very fine or better, with Naval Chaplain's Badge (7) Estimate £ 1,400-1,800 M.C. London Gazette 26.4.1917 Temp. 2nd Lt. Leonard Coulshaw, Essex R. 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led his platoon in the attack in a most gallant manner, reached his objective, and consolidated his position under very heavy hostile shell fire.' Archdaecon Leonard Coulshaw M.C (1896-1988); educated Southend-on-Sea School for Boys and King's College London; enlisted Private 1/6th Essex Regiment; entered the Dardanelles theatre of war July 1915; Temp. Lieutenant 1916; Lieutenant 10th (Service) Battalion, Essex Regiment, 1917; Staff Captain (Intelligence Officer) 53rd Infantry Brigade; Acting Captain, 52nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry; ordained 1923; Curate, St Andrew's, Romford, Essex 1923-27; commissioned Chaplain R.N. 1927; Senior Chaplain, H.M.S. Ganges, 1934-37; Chaplain Royal Naval Hospital, Malta, 1937-40; R.M. Depot Lympstone 1940-42; Senior Chaplain, R.N. Base Lyness, 1942-44; Chaplain H.M.Dockyard Sheerness, 1944-46; King's Honorary Chaplain, 1948-52; Queen's Honorary Chaplain, 1952.

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