Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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Neville was gazetted on July 20, 1917:
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When acting as intelligence officer he displayed untiring energy and total disregard for personal safety. He went through heavily shelled areas and obtained information of the utmost value."
Monchy's importance rested in its proximity to Arras, the site of a British offensive in April and May 1917. Over the course of the Battle of Arras, British forces suffered some 160,000 casualties and the Germans suffered about 125,000.
Offered with Neville's named War medal and his Victory medal. (Total: 3 pieces)
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From the Gem Collection.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000