THE VICTORIA CROSS AWARDED TO SERGEANT ALBERT GILL, 1ST BN, KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS HAS BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION BY DIX, NOONAN, WEBB. |
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29 March 2000 |
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Medal entitlement of Sergeant Albert Gill, 1st Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps
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The Victoria Cross and campaign medals awarded to Sergeant Albert Gill were sold at auction on 29 March 2000 by the auctioneers Dix Noonan Webb for a hammer price of £60,000. The VC group was purchased on behalf of the Michael Ashcroft Trust, the holding institution for Lord Ashcroft's VC Collection. The Albert Gill VC group is on display at the Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum, London. |
For the award of the Victoria Cross [ London Gazette, 26 October 1916 ], Delville Wood, France, 27 July 1916, Sergeant Albert Gill, 1st Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps.
For most conspicuous bravery ( Delville Wood, France ).
The widow of Albert Gill was presented with his Victoria Cross by King George V at Buckingham Palace on the 29th November 1916.
Albert Gill is buried in the Delville Wood Cemetery, Albert, France. |
Iain Stewart, 29 March 2000