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Hi Rory
A general count of Trophy vs Edw DCM's from my collection
Trophy of Arms . I still have 21 and over the years disposed of 11 : Total 32
Edw VII. I still have 26 and disposed of 9 : Total 35
I will at a later stage go through the trays and note the figures and dates of issue of the DCM's to local units.
Henk

I am speechless....

When are you going to start posting these groups Henk? They would be a joy for the eye to behold.

Regards

Rory

Hi Rory
I will show some in due course. Writing up etc takes time and with all the other things I am busy on I probably need 6 more hours in the day!
A quick check shows 12 Edw VII DCM's to local units vs 5 Trophy of Arms. No pattern : the TofA DCM to Rowland of the Bechuanaland Rifles was for Kleinfontein, 24 October 1901, some 9 months after Victoria died!
Henk

As with LSGCs at this period there is no real pattern (yet) to whether a Victoria or Edward obverse was issued - "next out the box".

My count of all ABW DCMs:

135 - VR (inlcudes 3 for which the DCM was awarded prior to the ABW and the man won a bar in the war)
143 - EVII