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Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant H. F. Bryan, 1st East Riding Field Company, Royal Engineers (T.F.), for gallantry during operations north of the Ypres-Comines Canal, 2nd/3rd March 1916, when he was buried by a shell explosion Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (11 Sjt: H. Bryan. 1/1 E. Rid: F. Co. R.E.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (11 Sjt. H. Bryan. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (11 Sjt. H. Bryan. R.E.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (474003 Sjt. H. F. Bryan, R.E.) together with Silver War Badge, reverse officially numbered ‘B 236316’, nearly very fine or better (5) £1,600-£2,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 30 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry during operations. When in charge of a working party he was buried by a shell explosion, but, after being extracted, he stuck to his work and gave great encouragement to his men under heavy shell fire.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘2-3 March 1916. North of Ypres-Comines Canal’. Henry Bryan enlisted into the East Riding Field Company of the Royal Engineers (Territorial Force) on 30 June 1908, and served with that Field Company in France and Flanders from 18 September 1915. He was discharged due to gas poisoning on 2 March 1919, and was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 369 of 1920.
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant H. F. Bryan, 1st East Riding Field Company, Royal Engineers (T.F.), for gallantry during operations north of the Ypres-Comines Canal, 2nd/3rd March 1916, when he was buried by a shell explosion Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (11 Sjt: H. Bryan. 1/1 E. Rid: F. Co. R.E.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (11 Sjt. H. Bryan. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (11 Sjt. H. Bryan. R.E.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (474003 Sjt. H. F. Bryan, R.E.) together with Silver War Badge, reverse officially numbered ‘B 236316’, nearly very fine or better (5) £1,600-£2,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 30 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry during operations. When in charge of a working party he was buried by a shell explosion, but, after being extracted, he stuck to his work and gave great encouragement to his men under heavy shell fire.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘2-3 March 1916. North of Ypres-Comines Canal’. Henry Bryan enlisted into the East Riding Field Company of the Royal Engineers (Territorial Force) on 30 June 1908, and served with that Field Company in France and Flanders from 18 September 1915. He was discharged due to gas poisoning on 2 March 1919, and was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 369 of 1920.
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