Lot 3890

Description

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officer's Decoration, (EVIIR), hallmarked for London 1909, with brooch bar suspender. Lieut. L.E.Tilney. 21st Infantry (Sydney Battn) 1.2.13. Engraved. Dark toned, very fine.

VD: CAG No.6 1/2/1913, p159, to Maj. L.E.Tilney, 21st Inf. (Sydney Btn.) 2nd. M.D.

Lt Col Tilney was also entitled to the following awards for service at Gallipoli.

DSO: LG 8/11/1915, p11027, posn 5; CAG 27/1/1916, p157, posn 50.

Recommendation: 2nd/3rd May, his command suffered severe losses, and it was largely owing to his personal influence that the ground was held. On the morning of the 3rd May, the line being seriously shaken by artillery fire, a very critical moment had arrived, and I believe it to be entirely due to Major Tilney's exertions, who, by fearlessly exposing himself, although himself wounded, succeeded in rallying his men, and so averted what might have been turned into a disaster.

Since then Major Tilney has acted as Second in Command at Quinn's Post, until relieved on June 1st, and has actively participated in all the offensive and defensive operations of that post, during the whole period, and where he rendered particularly conspicuous service on the night of the 19/20th May during the attack by the enemy on our lines.

MID: LG 5/11/1915, p11003, posn 5; CAG 27/1/1916, p157, posn 3.

Leslie Edward Tilney, telegraphist, born 03Mar1870 at Tinonee, Manning River, NSW; Enl.21Apr1902 for Boer War service with 5th ACH; WWI: applied for commission and stated 20 years commissioned service with 1st AIR; apptd Maj 01Oct1914; Emb.22Dec1914; to Gallipoli; Temp Lt Col 28Jun1915-26Aug1915 and CO of 13 Bn; Lt Col and CO 13Bn 20Feb1916; RTA 11Oct1916 as Medically Unfit; Appt terminated 30Nov1916; Died 21Jan1937.