A FIRST WORLD WAR GALLANTRY TRIO TO THE ROYAL ENGINEERS. A t...

A FIRST WORLD WAR GALLANTRY TRIO TO THE ROYAL ENGINEERS. A trio comprising Military Cross, unnamed as issued, War medal and Victory medal with mentioned in despatches oak leaf named to Capt. T.C. Hunt. Mounted as worn, mounted in a glazed display frame beneath a set of miniatures including a 1914-15 Star. Thomas Cyril Hunt is recorded as an acting Captain from the 29th of November 1918, having risen from the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, he served with the 1st Division Signal Company of the Royal Engineers. His Military Cross is recorded in the London Gazette 31043 in December 1918, p14246, the citation reads 'For conspicuous gallantry and resource whilst engaged in laying a cable. The cable was so frequently cut up by shell fire that he was forced to abandon part of the line. Having reconnoitred a fresh route, he laid another line, and succeeded in establishing communication after sixteen hours' work in a most exposed position. He set a splendid example to his men. Hunt's medal index card records that he applied for the 1915 star on the 21st February 1922, however he seems to have been ineligible for it. Perhaps when ordering his miniatures he felt this 'ineligibility' to be incorrect!

Estimate:£600

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