Catalogue

[Ithklur]

Found this catalogue: Postal Medal Auction

http://auctions.city...n-no-60-v-4.pdf

which covers 1870 up to 2nd WW

interesting mainly as it includes personal accounts of soldiers

who served in GEA and GSWA 

Example:

22. Three – Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) VF 15.000 – 18.000

(Geo. V) 688 Pte. C. Carlse Cape Corps;

BWM; AVM (Bil.) A/Sgt. C. Carlse 1st C.C.

DCM LG 3 October 1918.

"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When seriously wounded he remained

with and kept in action his machine gun until relieved, and when his comrades wanted

to carry him out of action he refused their assistance, telling them to remain with the

gun."

Wounded at Makonde Plateau 17 November 1917.

Whilst at El Arish information was received of the award of the DCM for services

rendered in East Africa to C.S.M. Brown, D.J. (9), Corporal (later Sergeant)

Arendse, I.W. (607) and Private (later Sergeant) Carlse, C. (688).

Refer "The Story of the 1st Cape Corps (1915-1919)" by Capt I.D. Difford, p. 291

"A few machine gunners" (see photo above, Carlse is standing in the centre, back row)

Hope this may be of interest for someone here

regards

Olav