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‘Corporal James L. Dawson V.C.’, 1915. Cigarette card issued by Gallaher Limited, Belfast and Liverpool, Number 91 from the 4th series of the ‘The Great War Victoria Cross Heroes’ series; a set of 200 cigarette cards, 1915. On the obverse, a portrait of James Lennox Dawson (1891-1967), Royal Engineers, wearing his Victoria Cross. On the reverse a summary of the act of gallantry that resulted in his award, ‘Corpl. J. L. Dawson, V.C. (Royal Engineers) won this honour at Hohenzollern Redoubt on Oct. 13th, 1915. During a gas attack he walked along the top of the trenches under heavy fire, to direct his sappers. He rolled three leak-ing gas cylinders away from the trenches and shot holes in them to let the gas escape. He saved many from being gassed’ Associated with the Battle of Loos, World War One (1914-1918), 1915.

Loos, Battle of, 1915 (World War One, Western Front 1914-1918)