A Great War M.C. Attributed to Captain W.E. Weeks, Royal Sussex Regiment, Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, 'Capt. W.E. Weeks, 1918', extremely fine

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A Great War M.C. Attributed to Captain W.E. Weeks, Royal Sussex Regiment, Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, 'Capt. W.E. Weeks, 1918', extremely fine

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M.C. London Gazette 4.10.1919 'When in command he showed initiative and skill in leading his Company on 18 October 1918, he pushed forward and captured the village of Forest de Lille, setting a fine example of dash and determination to his men. Again, on 20 October, he made a reconnaissance of the bank on the River Scheldt, under heavy fire, and sent back very valuable information'.

Captain William Edward Weeks, M.C., was serving in the 17th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, at the time of the incidents.