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A Great War Schwaben Redoubt Operations M.C. Group of Four to Lieutenant C.J.C. Codd, Machine Gun Corps, Late 28th London Regiment, Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, 'Sept. 27 1916, 2nd Lieut. C.J.C. Codd, Schwaben Redoubt, Thiepval', in [damaged] case of issue; 1914-15 Star (2035 Pte., 28-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.), these in [damaged] card boxes of issue, extremely fine (4)
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A Great War Schwaben Redoubt Operations M.C. Group of Four to Lieutenant C.J.C. Codd, Machine Gun Corps, Late 28th London Regiment, Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, 'Sept. 27 1916, 2nd Lieut. C.J.C. Codd, Schwaben Redoubt, Thiepval', in [damaged] case of issue; 1914-15 Star (2035 Pte., 28-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.), these in [damaged] card boxes of issue, extremely fine (4)

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A Great War Schwaben Redoubt Operations M.C. Group of Four to Lieutenant C.J.C. Codd, Machine Gun Corps, Late 28th London Regiment, Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, 'Sept. 27 1916, 2nd Lieut. C.J.C. Codd, Schwaben Redoubt, Thiepval', in [damaged] case of issue; 1914-15 Star (2035 Pte., 28-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.), these in [damaged] card boxes of issue, extremely fine (4)
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Lot Essay

Sold with a quantity of original documentation and other family awards, the former including the recipient's Commission Warrant for the rank of Temporary 2nd Lieutenant and a Home Guard Certificate of Service for the period May 1940 until December 1944; and the latter a Memorial Plaque to Stephen Arthur Herbert Codd (a 2nd Lieutenant, attached 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 9.9.1916), a Special Constabulary Faithful Service Medal, G.V.R. to Ernest A. Codd, and a Lusitania Medal.

M.C. London Gazette 10.1.1917 'For gallantry in action. He displayed great courage and determination during the consolidation of the position, and by skilful handling of his guns was instrumental in repelling two counter-attacks'.