Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry Military medal group.

Description Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry Military medal group. Military Medal (Geo V) 41262 Pte C.H.Phipps 1/D.O.Corn L.I.; British War and Victory Medals, 41262Pte C.H. Phipps. D. of Corn. L.I.; General Service Medal 1918-62, clasp, Iraq, 41262 Pte C.H. Phipps. D.C.L.I. (Court mounted by Spinks) Charles Henry Phipps His MIC confirms his entitlement to a pair for ww1 service along with his G.S.M. it also shows another service no (5429809) and gives his address as White Street, Pennywell Road, Bristol. Military Medal, London Gazette 20th August 1919. In 1915, the 1st battalion D.C.L.I. endured the horrors of the Second Battle of Ypres, facing the terror of poison gas. In early 1916, they transferred to the 95th Brigade within the same division, preparing for the colossal Battle of the Somme. Throughout the summer and autumn of 1916, the Cornishmen fought in some of the Somme’s most brutal engagements, including the assaults on High Wood, Guillemont, and Flers Courcelette, suffering immense casualties in the mud and chalk of northern France. Late 1917 brought a brief change of scenery but no end to the danger. Following the disastrous Italian defeat at Caporetto, the 5th Division, including the battalion, was rushed to the Italian Front to help stabilize the line along the River Piave. Their time in Italy was relatively short. By April 1918, the German Spring Offensive threatened to break the Allied lines in France, and the men were urgently recalled to the Western Front. During the final months of the bloody war, the determined battalion participated in the massive, sweeping counterattacks of the Hundred Days Offensive. They fought relentlessly through the Battles of the Lys and the final advance to victory, ultimately pushing the exhausted German army all the way back to Mons, the very place their war had begun four years earlier. D.C.L.I in Iraq 1919-20. Small detachments of the DCLI were often isolated in remote outposts. They were frequently tasked with relieving besieged garrisons and protecting the vital railway lines between Baghdad and Basra. The battalion was heavily involved in the suppression of the rebellion in the Lower Euphrates region. They participated in grueling columns sent out to disperse rebel gatherings and recover British prisoners. The fighting was often hand-to-hand and brutal, as the rebels were well-armed with rifles captured from the Ottomans. By late 1920, the uprising was largely suppressed through a combination of military force and political concessions. The 1st DCLI eventually departed Iraq for India. Condition – VF, Lacquered