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A group of four WW1 medals including a military cross, awarded to a soldier from Cambridge, the group comprising the Victory medal, 1914-1915 star and the British War medal, in their original cardboard cases, all named, and the military cross in the original fitted case, un-named, along with the matching dress set, contained in a small leather travelling attache case along with copies of the newspaper report, and other personal records.
Provenance: 2ND LT ARTHUR REGINALD WADSWORTH MC of 'The Laurels', Newmarket Road, Cambridge, attended Framlingham College 1905-1907, served in Royal Engineers and later in the Machine Gun Corps. He was awarded the Military Cross on 26 November 1917: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When the situation was obscure in the early stages of the attack, he carried out a personal reconnaissance under heavy shell fire. With the information which he gained he was able to appreciate the position and bring direct fire to bear on important targets. Though wounded, he remained at duty with great courage and untiring energy for a further 26 hours, keeping his only remaining 2 guns in action with great effect. His cheerfulness and utter disregard of danger were a splendid example to his men." Wadsworth finished the war in a prisoner of war camp.

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