PORTRAIT OF LIEUTENANT SPENCER GWYNNE, DCM. THE THEN SERGEANT GWYNNE WAS AWARDED THE DCM FOR HIS ...

Place Africa: Egypt, Frontier, Sinai, Magdhaba
Accession Number P01000.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
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PORTRAIT OF LIEUTENANT SPENCER GWYNNE, DCM. THE THEN SERGEANT GWYNNE WAS AWARDED THE DCM FOR HIS PART IN THE RESCUE OF LT A.U. MARTIN, WHO HAD HIS HORSE SHOT BENEATH HIM DURING THE ATTACK BY THE 10TH LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT ON TURKISH FORCES AT MAGDHABA. (DONOR R. GWYNNE)