Lot 1749

Description

MC, MiD Trio: Military Cross (GRI); British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19 with MID. First medal unnamed as issued, Capt. F.K Matthew. on second and third medals. The named medals impressed. (6)

Together with a matching set of swing mounted miniatures.

Frederick Keith Matthew, 1/4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (T.F.). Twice recognised for gallantry and leadership during the First World War. Recommended for a Mention in Dispatches (9 October 1916) for “great ability and devotion to duty” during the heavy fighting at Guillemont (August 1916) and Delville Wood (September 1916), where he assumed command under severe battlefield conditions. Later recommended for the Military Cross (29 September 1917) for consistent distinguished service, noted for energy, discipline, and coolness in action, particularly during the successful defeat of an attempted enemy raid north-east of Ypres (18/19 May 1917). Battalion histories record the extreme intensity of these engagements and the substantial casualties sustaine