A Fine Great War D.C.M. and WW2 Special Constabulary Group of 7 awarded to Farrier-Quarter Master Sergeant William Anthony Chinery, “N” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, who ‘displayed the greatest courage and coolness under shell and gas-shell fire, and set a fine example to all ranks’, comprising: Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (133 Far: Q.M. Sjt. W. A. Chinery. ‘M’ By: R.H.A.); 1914 Star (133 Far: S. Sjt W. A. Chinery. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals, 1914-1919 (133 W.O. Cl. 2. W.A. Chinery. R.A.);Defence Medal, 1939-45, unnamed as issued; Army Long Service and Good Conduct, G.V.R. (133 F.Q.M.Sjt: W.A .Chinery. R.H.A.); Special Constabulary Long Service, G.VI.R. (William A. Chinery); Group loose, generally good very fine (7) D.C.M.: London Gazette: 17 April 1918 – ‘for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He invariably displayed the greatest courage and coolness under shell and gas-shell fire, and set a fine example to all ranks.’M.i.D.: London Gazette: 18 May 1917 (Haig’s Dispatch)Farrier Quarter Master Sergeant William Anthony Chinery, of Frinley, Surrey, served in the Great War with “N” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery in the Great War, disembarking on 27 September 1914 in France. He received a ‘Mention in Despatches’ in May 1917, and later being awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 17 April 1918 ‘for gallantry and devotion to duty’. According to ‘The Great War Medal Collectors Companion, Volume I’ by Williamson, D.C.M. awards from this date tend to reflect ‘distinguished service over a period of time, as opposed to particular battles… generally from March 1917 to early 1918.’ He later served in the Royal Constabulary in WW2.

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