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A lovely pair of medals to a great fighting unit. It is sad that he did not live to receive them but I am sure he would be pleased that they are cherished still today and so highly regarded.

Picture courtesy of DNW

DCM EdVII (Serjt:- Maj: R. J. Stallwood. Canadian Scouts)
[QSA (4)
Trio]

An extremely rare Boer War D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant-Major, later Lieutenant, R. J. Stallwood, Canadian Scouts, one of only 16 Boer War D.C.M.s awarded to Canadian recipients and the only one named to the Canadian Scouts

D.C.M. London Gazette 31 October 1902.

Robert Jabez Stallwood was born in Hagersville, Ontario, Canada, in May 1877. He was a Rancher, who enlisted as a Gunner in the Royal Canadian Field Artillery at Kingston, in January 1900. Stallwood initially served during the Second Boer War with ‘C’ (Special Service) Battery, R.C.F.A. (entitled to Q.S.A. with ‘Cape Colony’, ‘Orange Free State’, ‘Transvaal’ and ‘Rhodesia’ clasps). He was discharged to join ‘Howard’s Scouts’ (the Canadian Scouts, under the command of Major A. L. ‘Gat’ Howard, a British Irregular unit predominantly manned by Canadians) 12 December 1900.

Stallwood advanced to Sergeant-Major, and was Mentioned in Lord Kitchener's Despatch of 23 June 1902. He was discharged 13 January 1901, only to re-engage for service during the Great War. Stallwood was commissioned Lieutenant in the 228th Canadian Infantry Battalion in March 1916, and embarked for England in February of the following year. He transferred to the 6th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops, and served with them as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the French theatre of war from May 1917. Stallwood returned to Canada in May 1919, and was discharged 15 November 1919.

The DCM group to 17350 BSM T Dolan, 74th RFA seen at Britannia on Sunday.



DCM VR (17350 Bty. Serjt. Major T. Dolan, R.F.A.);
QSA (3) CC OFS Joh (17350 B.S. Major T. Dolan, 74th Bty. R.F.A.);
Army LS&GC V.R small letter reverse (17350 B.S. Maj. T. Dolan, R.F.A.)
MSM GV (B.S. Mjr. T. Dolan, D.C.M., R.A.).

DNW Sep 09 £1,500
Source: DCM recipients

The London Medal Co are advertising the DCM group to Warrant Officer 2nd Class G.J. Linfield, Royal Field Artillery. We saw this group a year ago when it sold for a hammer price of £1,500 at DNW. Price today is £2,950.

David - Another example of an inflated priced DCM group on the market is:

DCM (VR)
QSA CC/TH/OFS/RoL/Belfast
IGS NWF 1908
1914-15 Trio

14177 Gnr. H.S. Gilberry 66th Battery RFA (on QSA). DCM for Colenso.

A lovely group that hammered at £3,800 (take home total therefore about £4750) at DNW 1/3/2017 and has been on sale pretty much ever since at British Medals for £7,250.

David

2/3 sales for the DCMs at DNW this morning