Lot 4900

Description

Group of Four: Distinguished Conduct Medal (type 1); 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19 with MID. 2410 Pte F.White 1/7 Manch:R.-T.F. on first medal, 275627 Pte F.White Manch:R. on second medal, 275627 Cpl. F.White. Manch.R. on last two medals. Court mounted, good fine - good very fine.

DCM: Supplement to LG 11/3/1916, p2755, to 2410 Corporal F.White, 1/7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, T.F. - Citation - For conspicuous gallantry on the 7th August, 1915, at Krithia Nulla, Gallipoli. After all the Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers had fallen, Corporal White took command and rallied the men, who were wavering under a close and withering fire. His bravery and resource were most marked.



MID: Supplement to LG 28/1/1916, p1202 to 2410 Corporal F.White.



Private Frank White entered the Balkan theatre of war on 6 May 1915. In an attack by 1/7 Bn at Krithia Nulla, Gallipoli on 7 August 1915, the unit was to advance out of a narrow nullah upon which Turkish machine guns were trained. As the men emerged from the trenches after an artillery bombardment they were annihilated with none able to get more than twenty yards up the nullah, except for the now Corporal White and a few others of C Coy who got through and remained under cover firing at the Turks until nightfall at which time they were able to return to their lines. Corporal White's heroism is outlined in the above citation. He was demobilized on 22 April 1919.



With extracts from 'The Lancashire Fighting Territorials' and 'With Manchester in the East', and copies of Gazette pages.