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MILITARY MEDALS, Awards for Gallantry and Distinguished Service, The Exceptional Colenso, VC Action, Distinguished Conduct Medal Group of 5 to Driver Rockall of the 66th Battery Royal Field Artillery, who Personally Brought Back One of The Lost Guns, awarded to Driver G. Rockall, 66th Battery Royal Field Artillery, comprising Distinguished Conduct Medal Q.V.R (Driver G. Rockall. R.A.); Queen's South Africa Medal 1898-1902, 2nd type 2, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing's Nek, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (30938 A.Bdr. G. Rockall R.F.A.); 1914 Star with Aug - Nov. Clasp (30938 Dvr. G. Rockall R.F.A.); 1914-1920 British War and Victory Medals (30938 Dvr. G. Rockall R.A.). DCM toned, very fine, the QSA with contact marks, 1914 Star polished, BMW toned, Victory Medal, heavily toned, together about very fine, mounted for wear. (5)
Distinguished Conduct Medal London Gazette, 2 February 1900
The Queen has further been pleased to approve the grant of the Medal for Distinguished Conduct in the Field to the undermentioned Soldiers in recognition of their services at the Battle of Colenso:-
Driver G. Rockall.
At Colenso on 15 December 1899, the detachments serving the guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries Royal Field Artillery had all been either killed, wounded, or driven away from their guns by Infantry fire at close range, and the guns had been deserted. About 500 yards behind the guns was a donga in which some of the few horses and drivers left alive were sheltered, The intervening space was swept with shell and rifle fire. Captain Congreve, Rifle Brigade, who was in the Donga, assisted to hook a team to a limber, went out, and assisted to limber up a gun. Being wounded, he took shelter; but seeing Lieutenant Roberts fall, badly wounded he went out again and brought him in. Captain Congreve was shot through the leg, through the toe of his boot, grazed on the elbow and shoulder, and his horse was shot in three places. Lieutenant Roberts assisted Captain Congreve and was wounded in three places later dying of his wounds He was also assisted by Corporal Nurse, 66th Battery Royal Field Artillery, and Captain Reed 7th Battery Royal Field Artillery, who had heard of the difficulty, and shorty afterwards brought down three teams from his battery to see if he could be of any use. He was wounded, as were five of the thirteen men who rode with him, one was killed; and thirteen out of twenty-one horses were killed before he got half-way to the guns, he was obliged to retire. (Congreve, Roberts, Nurse and Reed were all awarded in the Victoria Cross)
Extract from General Orders December 1899 – Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Clery
"Drivers H. Taylor, Young, Petts, Rockall, Lucas and Williams, all of the 66th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, rode the teams, each brought in a gun. I recommend all six for the Medal for Distinguished Conduct in the Field."
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Distinguished Conduct Medal London Gazette, 2 February 1900
The Queen has further been pleased to approve the grant of the Medal for Distinguished Conduct in the Field to the undermentioned Soldiers in recognition of their services at the Battle of Colenso:-
Driver G. Rockall.
At Colenso on 15 December 1899, the detachments serving the guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries Royal Field Artillery had all been either killed, wounded, or driven away from their guns by Infantry fire at close range, and the guns had been deserted. About 500 yards behind the guns was a donga in which some of the few horses and drivers left alive were sheltered, The intervening space was swept with shell and rifle fire. Captain Congreve, Rifle Brigade, who was in the Donga, assisted to hook a team to a limber, went out, and assisted to limber up a gun. Being wounded, he took shelter; but seeing Lieutenant Roberts fall, badly wounded he went out again and brought him in. Captain Congreve was shot through the leg, through the toe of his boot, grazed on the elbow and shoulder, and his horse was shot in three places. Lieutenant Roberts assisted Captain Congreve and was wounded in three places later dying of his wounds He was also assisted by Corporal Nurse, 66th Battery Royal Field Artillery, and Captain Reed 7th Battery Royal Field Artillery, who had heard of the difficulty, and shorty afterwards brought down three teams from his battery to see if he could be of any use. He was wounded, as were five of the thirteen men who rode with him, one was killed; and thirteen out of twenty-one horses were killed before he got half-way to the guns, he was obliged to retire. (Congreve, Roberts, Nurse and Reed were all awarded in the Victoria Cross)
Extract from General Orders December 1899 – Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Clery
"Drivers H. Taylor, Young, Petts, Rockall, Lucas and Williams, all of the 66th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, rode the teams, each brought in a gun. I recommend all six for the Medal for Distinguished Conduct in the Field."
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Estimate: £5000-7000