A Great War DCM group to Rifleman Croft 1st Bn KRRC / For actions South of Miraumont 17/2/1917

Distinguished Conduct Medal, correctly impressed 9734 Pte. B. Croft. 1/K.R.R.C.

1914-15 Star correctly impressed 9734 Pte. B. Croft. K.R. Rif: C.

British War Medal correctly impressed 9734 Pte. B. Croft. K.R. Rif. C.

Victory Medals correctly impressed 9734 Pte. B. Croft. K.R. Rif. C.

 

Swing mounted as worn.

 

Condition VF+

 

Bertram Croft was a member of the 1st battalion, the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He landed in France on 20 December 1914.

 

Croft was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal South of Miraumont on 17 February 1917. The original citation gazetted 17/14/17 is as follows;

 

‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He single-handed took a machine gun forward and opened fire on the enemy, thereby greatly assisting in repelling an enemy attack.’

Annotated Gazette - ‘South of Miraumont, 17 February 1917.’

 

“South Of Miraumont” was part of the “Battle of Boom Ravine”, the first major action of 1917 to completely drive the Germans from the Somme battlefields. As it was the Germans were about to make a tactical retreat anyway to their new defensive positions on the Hindenberg Line.

 

Bertram survived the war and was discharged in April 1919. 

 

Sold with Bn war diaries for the attack