A C.M.G. mounted group of four miniature dress medals representative of those worn by...

A C.M.G. mounted group of four miniature dress medals representative of those worn by Brigadier-General C. W. Clark, Royal Garrison Artillery The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted as worn on a Spink, Piccadilly wearing pin, extremely fine A C.B.E mounted group of four miniature dress medals representative of those worn by Colonel C. E. T. Rolland, Royal Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type, breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn on a Spink, Piccadilly wearing pin and housed in a contemporary Spink & Son Ltd., fitted case, extremely fine A D.S.O. mounted group of three miniature dress medals representative of those worn by Major G. R. de la C. Corbett, Royal garrison Artillery Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., gold (18ct) and enamel, with integral top riband bar; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine An M.C. mounted group of five miniature dress medals representative of those worn by the Reverend W. Drury, Army Chaplains’ Department Military Cross, G.V.R.; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Transvaal, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902; 1914 Star and clasp; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted on modern ribands, nearly extremely fine (16) £180-£220 --- C. W. Clark was born in Oxton, Birkenhead, and was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1885 and served in India, Malta and Gibraltar, before being appointed Private Secretary and Aide de Camp to the Governor of Trinidad in 1893. Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel in 1913, he served during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 August 1915, and was Brigadier-General, Heavy Artillery, Headquarters, 15/Army Corps. For his services during the Great War he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 4 January 1917 and 15 May 1917) and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1917. He retired in 1922 and died on 21 November 1944. Charles Edward Tulloch Rolland was born on 28 November 1874 in Madras, India, the son of Colonel Alexander Tulloch Rolland of the Madras Staff Corps. Emulating his father, he was Commissioned on 16 December 1893 and promoted to full Colonel on 3 June 1921. Whilst serving as Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel during the Great War he was seconded to the Research Department on 19 June 1916, and for his services he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (London Gazette 3 June 1919). He was appointed a Member of the Ordnance Committee on retirement on 1 January 1926. Garnet Robert de la Cour Corbett served with the 206th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War, and for his services was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette 3 June 1918). The Reverend William Drury was born in Burton on 19 June 1876 and was educated at Christ’s Hospital and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Ordained a Priest at Worcester in 1900, he was employed as Acting Chaplain to the Forces during the Boer War and was appointed Chaplain to the Forces at Woolwich, Singapore, Aldershot and Crownhill. Raised Deputy Chaplain General 1916-18, he was three times Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 22 June 1915, 4 January 1917, 15 May 1917) and later served as Chaplain to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, from 1918-23. He died at Binstead Rectory on 24 October 1943. Sold with copied research.