Imperial Russia Lt WH Stokes MBE DCM & St Anne 3rd Class

[Hardinge]

Lieutenant W H Stokes MBE DCM Gloucester Regiment (7th Battalion) Machine Gun Corps Order of the British Empire, Member, Military, 1st Type; Distinguished Conduct Medal (GV) (11359 Sjt 7/Glouc R); 1915/15 Star (Pte 7-11359); 1914/18 British War Medal & Victory Medal MID (2.Lieut); France, Medaille Militaire; Russia. Order of St Anne, Military, 3rd Class. (Gold Faberge) Award Citations MBE - London Gazette 03/02/1920 (Archangel, South Russia) DCM - London Gazette 02/02/1916 & 11/03/1916 (Gallipoli) "For conspicious gallantry on the 8th August 1915, at "Chunuk Bair". After the commander and Officer of the machine-gun detachments had been killed, Sgt Stokes assumed command, and later, when the gun was disabled he successfully withdrew it, with the ammunition." France Medaille Militaire - London Gazette 24/02/1916 (Gallipoli) Russia Order of St Anne 3rd Class - London Gazette 00/00/0000 (Archangel) MIDs - London Gazette 00/00/0000

[Hardinge]

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[TacHel]

WOW! Superb!

I think it worthwhile though, IMHO, if you have a chance, to try to find older 1914-15 Star and WW2 Victory medal ribbons where the colours are blending together vice these modern machine woven ones. You can still find some if you look around.

Still, awesome set!

Edited January 9, 2013 by TacHel

[Chris Boonzaier]

^Super group,

I agree with Tac, those new ribbons for the star are terrible, I replaced mine wherever I could...

[turtle]

Very interesting grouping, the design of the russian award is beautiful!!