{"title":"First World War Medals (WW1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMedals awarded for service during the First World War, including those awarded to members of the British, Dominion and Allied forces. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"british-war-victory-medal-pair-to-john-cambridge-kings-liverpool-regiment","title":"WW1 medal pair - British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal - Private JOHN CAMBRIDGE - King's Liverpool Regiment","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: -.55pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 1.0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003eReference: MM-MED-0001\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: -.55pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 1.0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: -.55pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 1.0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003eYou are looking at a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eBritish War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal pair inscribed ‘108336 PTE. J.R.CAMBRIDGE. L’POOL.R.’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: -.55pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 1.0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: -.55pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eJOHN RICHARD CAMBRIDGE was born in 1892, and on the 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of January 1917. he enlisted into the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the Hampshire Regiment (Regimental Number 33963), with his home address at the time provided as the Links Hotel in Ashford, Middlesex.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: -.55pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eOn the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1917 he was transferred to the 30\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the London Regiment, and on the 24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1918, he then transferred to the 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Garrison) Battalion the King’s Liverpool Regiment. He was at some point promoted to the rank of lance-corporal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: -.55pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 1.0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003eFollowing the breakthrough of the Hindenburgh Line in September 1918, the 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment were involved in the final stages of the war. They were in the final advance in Artois that commenced on the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of October and ended on the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of November when the war ended. And it was during this final advance, on the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e or 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of October, that JOHN CAMBRIDGE was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ewounded in action, having sustained a gunshot wound to the right arm, and he was treated in a number of medical stations over the next two months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: -.55pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE 1 = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePostage within the United Kingdom is £4.85 via Royal Mail Tracked 48 with signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eInternational postage is charged at a flat rate of £14.95 using a tracked service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eIf the actual postage cost within the UK or to the destination country is lower than the amount charged, any overpayment will be refunded after dispatch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53497218728282,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/Cambridgemedal1_8e1d301a-2eb3-424f-bdc8-016396ee6254.jpg?v=1770147614"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-death-penny-british-war-medal-victory-medal-memorial-plaque-death-penny-gunner-james-thomas-chapman-royal-garrison-artillery","title":"WW1 medal pair \u0026 Death Penny - British War Medal, Victory Medal \u0026  memorial plaque (Death Penny) – Gunner JAMES THOMAS CHAPMAN - Royal Garrison Artillery","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eReference: MM-MED-00003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a pair of WW1 medals, British War Medal and Victory Medal, memorial plaque \/ ‘Death Penny’, and associated items awarded or relating to JAMES THOMAS CHAPMAN of the Royal Garrison Artillery, as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eBritish War Medal inscribed ‘2494 GNR. J.T.CHAPMAN. R.A.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eVictory Medal inscribed ‘2494 GNR. J.T.CHAPMAN. R.A.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eMemorial plaque in the name JAMES THOMAS CHAPMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e‘On His Majesty’s Service – Medals Registered’ envelope addressed to Mrs E G CHAPMAN of 60 Waverley Road, Moston, Manchester\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eMedal box lid for British War and Victory medal awarded to ‘2494 GNR. J.T.CHAPMAN. R.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJAMES THOMAS CHAPMAN, service number 293498 and 2494, was a gunner in the 136\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Heavy Battery the Royal Garrison Artillery, and he was killed in action on the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of September 1918, just over two months before Armistice. He was 37 years old at the time and is commemorated at Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 53\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Heavy Artillery Group (Brigade) were made up of 136\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Heavy Battery, 1\/1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Welsh Heavy Battery and the 188\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 294\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 251\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e and 252\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Siege Batteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom the 53rd Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery war diary (National Archives reference WO 95\/226\/2), to whom the 136\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Heavy Battery belonged, we know the Brigade was in the area of Arras on the 24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August 1918, this being the day it was transferred to the Canadian Corps, and on the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August, they were involved in the ‘Second Battle of Arras’ that commenced at 3 am on the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, according to the diary, and finished on the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of September, and during which the British artillery were heavily involved, in an attempt to destroy or damage the German defences in preparation for infantry attack.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe ’Second Battle of Arras’ took place during the ‘Hundred Days offensive’, and it was made up of two phases, the first from the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e to the 30\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August, referred to as the ‘Battle of the Scarpe’, resulting in Canadian troops capturing the strategic areas such as Greenland Hill and the village of Monchy-le-Preux, one mile north of Guemappe..........And the second phase over the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e and the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of September, and called the ‘Battle of Drocourt-Quent’, that resulted in Canadian troops breaking through the heavily defended German lines forcing enemy troops to retreat across the ‘Canal du North’.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAccording to the diary, on the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of September the Brigade was in the area of Vis-en-Artois, and it is likely JAMES was killed in action in or around this area, and it is also the location of the CWGC cemetery where he is commemorated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRoyal Garrison Artillery medals may not be as collected as others, especially those belonging to infantry soldiers, but in this case, they are medals and a memorial plaque awarded to a Royal Garrison Artillery soldier who was involved in a very important allied offensive that led to the retreat of enemy troops in the months leading up to the end of the War, and one that was very costly in the numbers of those killed or injured, with 5622 Canadian troops killed on the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of September alone, and over 11,000 Canadians killed or injured during the ‘Second Battle of Arras’.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJAMES THOMAS CHAPMAN, the son of MARY, was born c1880\/81 at Salford, he was married to ETHEL GERTRUDE CHAPMAN, they had two children, CONSTANCE and JAMES, and in 1911, according to the census for that year, he was a police constable with Manchester City Police, and with his probate death notice suggesting he was formerly an acting sergeant with ‘B’ Division of the force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage within the United Kingdom is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e£4.85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e via Royal Mail Tracked 48 with signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eInternational postage is charged at a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eflat rate of £14.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e using a tracked service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIf the actual postage cost within the UK or to the destination country is lower than the amount charged, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eany overpayment will be refunded after dispatch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54048237617498,"sku":null,"price":170.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_0903.jpg?v=1776879424"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-trio-1914-15-star-british-war-medal-victory-medal-private-joseph-warrington-manchester-regiment-gallipoli-campaign","title":"WW1 medal trio - 1914-15 Star, British War medal \u0026 Victory Medal – Private JOSEPH WARRINGTON - Manchester Regiment – GALLIPOLI Campaign","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference: MM-MED-0002\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eYou are looking at a WW1 trio of medals awarded to Private 1703 JOSEPH WARRINGTON of the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the Manchester Regiment, later Lance Corporal 275586 of the 1\/5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the Manchester Regiment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe medals are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e1914-15 Star inscribed '1703 PTE. J.WARRINGTON. MANCH:R.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eBritish War Medal inscribed '1703 PTE. J.WARRINGTON. MANCH.R.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eVictory Medal inscribed '1703 PTE. J.WARRINGTON. MANCH.R.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion were a Territorial Force unit and, according to the ‘Army Service Numbers’ website\/blogsite, Private 1632 of the Battalion joined on the 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February 1913, and Private 2032 joined on the 28\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of January 1914, and accepting that this information is correct, then it is likely JOSEPH WARRINGTON, with the service number 1703, joined between those dates, probably during the early months of 1913.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: -2.3pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe 1\/7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion of the Manchester Regiment arrived at Alexandria Egypt on the 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September 1914, and from there, made their way to Gallipoli where they landed at Cape Helles on the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of May 1915, and this date is the one recorded on JOSEPH’S Medal Index Card, so he was with his battalion when they first disembarked onto the beaches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe battalion were part of the 127\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Brigade, 42\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e (East Lancashire) Division, and they were involved in heavy fighting during the ‘2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Battle of Krithia’ (6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e May 1915), the ‘3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Battle of Krithia’ (4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e June 1915) and the ‘Battle of Krithia Vineyard’ (6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e August 1915). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eAt some point during his time in the Mediterranean, JOSEPH is listed within the casualty lists as having been wounded and entitled to wear a ‘wound stripe’, but the details and extent of injury have not been established, although we know he continued to serve in the army and was deployed to the Western Front. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eOn the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1915, the 1\/7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion were evacuated from Gallipoli, and they \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereturned to Egypt where the 127\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Manchester) Brigade were in action during the ‘Battle of Romani’ (3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e-5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e August 1916). \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eFollowing their service at Gallipoli and in Egypt, the 1\/7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and the 1\/5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalions of the Manchester Regiment returned to Europe and on the 2nd of March 1917, they landed at Marseilles and were deployed to the Western Front where they were in action at Ypres and other major offensives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eJOSEPH was disembodied from military service on the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February 1919, and a later military record provides his address as 23 Prince Street, Ardwick, Manchester.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eJOSEPH WARRINGTON, the son of JOHN and AMY WARRINGTON, was born on the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September 1894 and baptised at Ardwick in Manchester on the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September that same year, and it appears he lived in the Ardwick area for most of his life. He married LOUISA THOMPSON in 1921, with his address at the time recorded as 23 Prince Street, confirming that he is the correct JOSEPH WARRINGTON who served with the Manchester Regiment. He died on the 29\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1947 and was buried at Gorton Cemetery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage within the United Kingdom is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e£4.85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e via Royal Mail Tracked 48 with signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eInternational postage is charged at a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eflat rate of £14.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e using a tracked service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIf the actual postage cost within the UK or to the destination country is lower than the amount charged, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eany overpayment will be refunded after dispatch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54051488727386,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_3032.jpg?v=1776938673"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-trio-1914-15-star-british-war-medal-victory-medal-gunner-later-2nd-lieutenant-frank-victor-tilsley-royal-garrison-artillery","title":"WW1 medal trio - 1914-15 Star, British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal – Gunner, later 2nd Lieutenant FRANK VICTOR TILSLEY – Royal Garrison Artillery","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eReference: MM-MED-0004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a trio of WW1 medals awarded to FRANK VICTOR TILSLEY as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e1914-15 Star inscribed ‘1453 GNR. F.V.TILSLEY. R.G.A.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eVictory Medal \u0026amp; British War Medal inscribed ‘2.LIEUT. F.V.TILSLEY.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFRANK VERNON TILSLEY, the son of CLIFFORD and ALICE TILSLEY, was born on the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1891 at Longsight in Manchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGunner 1453 of the London Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery (R.G.A) (Territorial Force) appears in the medal records as being entitled to the 1914-15 Star, with his date of entry into the France and Flanders theatre of war dated the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1915, with “Commd.RGA(SR) 17-9-17” recorded in the remarks section, which coincides with his promotion from Gunner to 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Lieutenant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt appears that the Territorial Force to which FRANK belonged had their own numbering system, based on when a soldier joined, so the first one to join a unit was service number 1, the thousandth 1000 and so on, and that applied to all units, so there may have been many Territorial Force soldiers with the service number 1000.......Where FRANK is concerned, with a service number 1453, then it is likely he joined the TF within only a few years of its creation in 1908, but prior to the outbreak of WW1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs to which RGA unit he joined, this cannot be established, however, the London Heavy Brigade RGA, a Territorial Force unit raised in 1908, of its component sub-units at the outbreak of war, namely the 1\/1st, 1\/2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e, 2\/1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e and 2\/2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e London Heavy Battery(s), only the 1\/2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Battery landed in France prior to the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1915, when FRANK entered that theatre of war according to his medal record, but whether he was a member of the 1\/2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Battery is not known, and other artillery units landed in France at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September 1917, according to the London Gazette, FRANK was promoted from being an Officer Cadet to a 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery. From the rank of Gunner to 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Lt in such a short period of time, it appears that FRANK had shown leadership qualities and was therefore worthy of becoming an officer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt appears that after the War, FRANK returned to being a reservist officer with the RGA, because on the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1920, he travelled with his parents aboard the ‘Nankin’ destined for Bombay, and he and his father were both described as commercial travellers by profession, but he then appears in the 1921 Census as a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, recorded in tented accommodation at Wormwood Scrubs in London, and with the address further recorded as ‘C’ Company 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e London Regiment, and he is listed alongside members of the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, but at the end of the list along with other officers from the Rifle Brigade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnd FRANK appears in other travel records. In 1924, he and his wife are listed as passengers aboard the ‘Morvada’, destined for Karachi, with their British address recorded as 143 Etchingham Park Road in Finchley, and FRANK’S profession as commercial traveller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1939, FRANK and his wife LOUISA G TILSLEY were living at 38 Claremont Park in Finchley, and he was recorded as the proprietor of ‘Tilsley and Lewis’, an Eastern Merchant company that was believed to have been located in Holborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFRANK died on the 27\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1956, having been found collapsed at Worthing Golf Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage within the United Kingdom is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e£4.85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e via Royal Mail Tracked 48 with signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eInternational postage is charged at a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eflat rate of £14.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e using a tracked service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIf the actual postage cost within the UK or to the destination country is lower than the amount charged, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eany overpayment will be refunded after dispatch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54051564454234,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_0923.jpg?v=1776941336"},{"product_id":"ww1-british-war-medal-alfred-george-walker-mercantile-fleet-auxiliary-mfa-believed-to-be-a-survivor-of-rms-hms-alcantara","title":"WW1 British War Medal - ALFRED GEORGE WALKER - Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary (MFA) – Believed to be a survivor of RMS \/ HMS ALCANTARA","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReference: MM-MED-0005\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a very interesting but unfortunately single British War Medal inscribed ‘A.G.WALKER. BUTCHER. M.F.A.’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medal was awarded to ALFRED GEORGE WALKER who was a merchant seaman serving with the ‘Mercantile Fleet Auxilliary’ (MFA) during WW1, and is believed to have been a crew member aboard the RMS \/ HMS ALCANTARA, an ‘Armed Merchant Cruiser’ or AMC, that was sunk in 1916 following a close quarter naval battle with the German raider vessel SMS GREIF, a significant naval exchange that was very heavily reported in the news and resulted in Germany having to reconsider its WW1 naval strategy, by suspending the use of surface raiders, especially disguised ships, breaking through allied naval blockades, and concentrating on submarine warfare that was considered less risky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eALFRED, the son of WILLIAM and MARY A WALKER, was born on the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of May 1882 at Cocking in Sussex, less than 20 miles north-east of Portsmouth, and he was in the Merchant Navy by 1912, with a record of him serving aboard the ‘Kinfauns Castle’ from February to May that year and where he was employed as an assistant butcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eALFRED next appears in two crew lists from 1915, his name recorded as A G WALKER, a butcher by rank \/ rating, aged 31 and 32 years, with his place of birth recorded in one of the lists as Sussex, and most notably, he is serving as a crew-member aboard the RMS ALCANTARA, a Royal Mail Steam Packet Company vessel acquired by the Admiralty for war service and converted into the role of ‘Armed Merchant Cruiser’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the 29\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February 1916, being aware of a German commerce raider vessel being active in the Atlantic, the ALCANTARA spotted smoke rising from a nearby ship and went to investigate, eventually closing in on a steamer called the RENA that was displaying Norwegian colours. The RENA was in fact the converted German tramp steamer the SMS GREIF, travelling under a false flag, and when the ALCANTARA got to within 1000 yards, the German ship revealed its true colours and its concealed guns and opened fire, with the ALCANTARA returning fire and the two vessels entering into a close quarter battle with each other, during which both ships sustained heavy damage, with the ALCANTARA also being struck by torpedo, and as a result of the damage sustained, both crews abandoned ship and both ships eventually sank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHeavy losses were sustained by both sides during the battle. SMS GREIF had a complement of around 360 men, of which around 120 were killed and 220 rescued, and the ALCANTARA lost around 69 (72) of its crew, although the true number of casualties differs depending upon what website you visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Captain of the ALCANTARA, although initially criticised for taking his vessel too close to the German ship without establishing its identity, was subsequently awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his role in the battle, with at least two other crew members receiving bravery awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUnfortunately, the names of those who were rescued from the ALCANTARA are not recorded in a formal list, so ALFRED being a member of the ship’s crew on the 29\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February 1916 is based on his appearance in the ALCANTARA crew lists of 1915, but that said, other crew members who were involved in food preparation or employed in associated roles, cooks, chefs, bakers, scullions etc, who also appeared alongside ALFRED WALKER in the 1915 crew lists, four are recorded as casualties of the 1916 naval battle, R FIELDER (Baker), A HARPER (Assistant baker) and ROBERT WILLIAMS (3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e cook) were killed, and FRANCOIS DESJARDIN (Chef) was slightly wounded, and there were other crew members in other trades who also served aboard the ALCANTARA in 1915 and were also killed serving aboard her in 1916, so it is likely ALFRED was a member of the ship’s crew during the battle, with nothing to suggest otherwise, such as his appearance on another ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo summarise ALFRED’S appearances in the 1915 crew lists, he appears twice, one, with the crew list dated the 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of January to the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1915, in which his age is recorded as 31 and his place of birth Sussex, and the other crew list dated 1915 only, with no specific dates, and in which ALFRED is simply recorded as 32 year old. ALFRED was born on the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of May 1882, so he would have been 32 years old up to the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of May 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ee0000;\"\u003e*****NOTE – This medal is being offered for sale in the sellers belief that ALFRED GEORGE WALKER was a crew member aboard the ALCANTARA during the battle with SMS GREIF on the 29\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February 1916, and potential buyers should take into account the lack of a definitive survivor list or other record confirming has attendance on the ship at the time in question.***** \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ee0000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ee0000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage within the United Kingdom is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e£4.85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e via Royal Mail Tracked 48 with signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eInternational postage is charged at a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eflat rate of £14.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e using a tracked service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIf the actual postage cost within the UK or to the destination country is lower than the amount charged, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eany overpayment will be refunded after dispatch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54052374544730,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_0919.jpg?v=1776955308"},{"product_id":"ww1-single-medal-british-war-medal-percy-catterall-royal-engineers-kia-1918-fourth-battle-of-ypres","title":"WW1 single medal - British War Medal - PERCY CATTERALL - Royal Engineers – KIA Killed in Action 1918 ‘Fourth Battle of Ypres’","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReference: MM-MED-0008\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a British War Medal inscribed ‘140273 SPR. P.CATTERALL. R.E.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePERCY CATTERALL, the son of Police Constable ROBERT CATTERALL and his wife MARY, was born at Preston in 1896.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLance Corporal PERCY CATTERALL was a member of the 57\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Field Company the Royal Engineers, and he was killed on the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1918, during the ‘Battle of the Lys’, also known as the ‘Fourth Battle of Ypres’. He was 21 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom the 57\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Field Company War Diary, we know that on the 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1918, the Company was in the area of Café Belge, a short distance south-west of Ypres. That day, they were attached to the infantry who went on the attack, in a westerly direction from La Haute, and the company were at some point located in the area of La Creche Nieppe. Over the coming days, the diary shows them in the area of Nieppe on the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April, Nouveau Monde on the 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, and Bailleul Armentieres and St Jans Cappel on the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e. On the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April, Sections 1 and 4 of the 57\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e constructed barricades in the streets of Bailleul and Section 2 were involved in marking out the Brigade sector between Bailleul and St Jans Cappel, whilst Section 3 prepared for demolition work of the crossroads between Bailleul and St Jans Cappel, and a bridge crossing at Becque de la Flanche. The company eventually withdrew, with the Brigade they were attached to, to St Jans Cappel, with the diary reporting 1 x other rank killed and 6 wounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt has to be assumed PERCY CATTERALL was a member of Section 3 and that he is the ‘other rank’ killed that day. He is commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere is a record of PERCY having been buried at Preston Old Cemetery in Preston, but this appears to be wrong, in that he is commemorated on the gravestone of his parents as opposed to him being buried with them.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided, including a copy of the war diary entries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePostage within the United Kingdom is £4.85 via Royal Mail Tracked 48 with signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eInternational postage is charged at a flat rate of £14.95 using a tracked service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eIf the actual postage cost within the UK or to the destination country is lower than the amount charged, any overpayment will be refunded after dispatch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54063060451674,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/catterall1.jpg?v=1777113411"},{"product_id":"ww1-victory-medal-wilfrid-duncan-jones-2-1st-shropshire-yeomanry-interesting-unusual-and-anomalous-medal-award","title":"WW1 Victory Medal – WILFRID DUNCAN-JONES - 2\/1st Shropshire Yeomanry – Unusual award","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eReference: MM-MED-0009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at an interesting and unusual WW1 Victory Medal awarded to WILFRID DUNCAN-JONES of the 2\/1st Shropshire Yeomanry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003eThe medal is inscribed ‘2139. W.DUNCAN JONES. 2\/1\u003csup\u003eST\u003c\/sup\u003e SHROPSHIRE YEOMANRY.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe medal is an unusual and anomalous award, having been issued despite no qualifying overseas service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eFrom the available service record, we know WILFRID served at ‘HOME’ only, between the 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1914 and the 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1917 when he was discharged from the army having been found medically unfit for further military service due to \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003eneurasthenia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eDespite this, he was issued the Victory Medal, an award normally granted only to those who entered a recognised theatre of war\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003e, which makes the award of this medal interesting and unusual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eWILFRID joined the Shropshire Yeomanry on the 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1914, at the age of 18 years and 9 months according to his attestation record, and his address recorded as Cleobury Mortimer in Shropshire. He qualified as a 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e class signaller in April 1916, was promoted to acting Lance Corporal around a week later and became acting corporal less than three months later. In April 1916 he was posted to the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry depot at Shrewsbury, followed by the 432 Agricultural Company of the Labour Corps in June 1917, and eventually posted to the Western Command Labour Centre at Oswestry in September 1917. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eFollowing his transfer to the Labour Corps, he was given the service number 242886, and it is likely this number was provided in the June of 1917, and he appears under a Labour Corps \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e‘Silver War Badge’ records as being entitled to the badge due to him suffering from neurasthenia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHe was discharged from the army on the 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1917. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eDespite service records indicating Home Service only, WILFRID DUNCAN-JONES was issued the Victory Medal, and this suggests either an unrecorded period of overseas service or an unusual entitlement anomaly. While it is possible that he did serve overseas for a period not reflected in the surviving records, no definitive evidence of such service has been identified. Alternatively, the medal may represent an administrative anomaly, issued despite the absence of recorded overseas service, and this makes it an interesting and unusual case, highlighting the complexities of medal entitlement and wartime service records.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eNOTE - According to his baptism record, WILFRID DUNCAN-JONES was born on the 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of June 1897, so his claim to being 18 years and 9 months old when he attested into the Shropshire Yeomanry is incorrect, he was in fact 17 years and 4 months old, nearly 1 ½ years younger than claimed, although it was possible some yeomanry regiments would recruit seventeen year olds, but not allow them to serve overseas until they were older. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePostage within the United Kingdom is £4.85 via Royal Mail Tracked 48 with signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eInternational postage is charged at a flat rate of £14.95 using a tracked service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eIf the actual postage cost within the UK or to the destination country is lower than the amount charged, any overpayment will be refunded after dispatch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54064344498522,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/DUNCANJONES1.jpg?v=1777142358"},{"product_id":"boer-war-ww1-x-5-medal-group-queen-s-south-africa-medal-king-s-south-africa-medal-1914-15-star-british-war-medal-victory-medal-frederick-phillips-king-s-shropshire-light-infantry-somerset-light-infantry-died-of-disease-february-1919","title":"Boer War \u0026 WW1 x 5 medal group – Queen’s South Africa Medal, King’s South Africa Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal - FREDERICK PHILLIPS – King’s Shropshire Light Infantry \u0026 Somerset Light Infantry – Died of disease February 1919","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eReference: MM-MED-0011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at a 5 x medal group, comprising 2 x Boer War medals and a WWI trio awarded to Private FREDERICK PHILLIPS of the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, later the1st Battalion the Somerset Light Infantry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe medals are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eQueen’s South Africa Medal inscribed 6183 Pte F. PHILLIPS. 2\/SHROPS:L.I. – with bars Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eKing’s South Africa Medal inscribed 6183 Pte F. PHILLIPS. 2\/SHROPS:L.I. – with bars South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e1914-15 Star inscribed 18862 Pte. F. PHILLIPS. SHROPS L.I.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eBritish War Medal inscribed 18862 Pte. F. PHILLIPS. K.S.L.I.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eVictory Medal inscribed 18862 Pte. F. PHILLIPS. K.S.L.I.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eFREDERICK was born in 1878, he was the son of THOMAS and ELISA PHILLIPS, and he was from Marchwiel, Wrexham, Denbighshire. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eFREDERICK enlisted into the Shropshire Light Infantry at Shrewsbury, on the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1899, and as Private 6183 F PHILLIPS of the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the KSLI, he served in South Africa, from the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August 1900 to the 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1902, during which time the battalion were in action, most notably at the Battles of Paardeberg (Feb 1900), Poplar Grove (Mar 1900) and Driefontein (Mar 1900).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eOn the 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1902, the Boer War having ended, and whilst still serving in South Africa, FREDERICK purchased his discharge for £18. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eNote –Some original owner \/ dealer paperwork made up of 2 x Boer War medal record rolls and some associated medal information is provided, and it appears that FREDERICK was awarded the QSA and KSA medals, via the OC 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion KSLI, on the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1916, however, as to why he was awarded these medals late isn’t known. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eFREDERICK reenlisted into the Shropshire Light Infantry circa 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e September 1915, and Private 1862 PHILLIPS of the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, later Private 44448 PHILLIPS of the Somerset Light Infantry, is listed in 1914-15 Star and British War and Victory Medal rolls. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion KSLI entered France in July 1915, and they were in action at the Battle of Loos in September 1915, but with FREDERICK having enlisted on the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September, he was not involved in this offensive because he entered France on the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1915. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion went on to fight in other offensives, including the Battle of Mount Sorrel (1916), Battle of Guillemont ( 1916), Battle of Langemarck (1917), Battle of Menin Road Ridge (1917), Battle of Cambrai (1917), and they were also in action at the Battle of St Quentin that took place over the period the 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of March to the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1918, during which they sustained many casualties, including the loss of their commanding officer on the 29\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eOf note is F PHILLIPS’ appearance in newspaper reports dated the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e and 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1916, providing the list of those KSLI soldiers killed and injured. The date of his injury is not provided, but further assessment of some of those soldiers who died indicate they were killed around the 29-31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of August, and it is likely FREDERICK was also injured at around this time. At that time, the 29\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of August, the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion appear to have been in the front line area west of Guillemont in France, during the Battle of the Somme. Of those in the Battalion who were killed during that period, most are commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial, but this is based on a very limited assessment of those soldiers who were killed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe available information is difficult to piece together, but the 29\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1918 may be a relevant date, because FREDERICK PHILLIPS appears in the South-West Heritage Trust archives, within the ‘muster roll and casualty list for soldiers in the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Bn Somerset LI’, with him described as having ‘embarked’ on the 30\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1918 whilst still serving with the KSLI, being ex-KSLI just over one week later, on the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April, and having joined the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Bn Somerset LI on the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of May. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe timing of FREDERICK’S embarkation, presumably from France on the 30 March 1918, coincides with the 6th Battalion KSLI’s involvement in heaving fighting at the Battle of St Quentin during the German Spring Offensive, where the battalion suffered very heavy casualties including the loss of its commanding officer. His subsequent transfer from the KSLI establishment shortly afterwards, and his later posting to the 1st Battalion Somerset LI, strongly suggests that his original evacuation from the front was potentially due to wounds or sickness sustained during the offensive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eA copy of the ‘Soldiers of Shropshire’ document relating to the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion KSLI has been provided for information: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6%EF%80%A2KLSI-1914-1918.pdf\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6%EF%80%A2KLSI-1914-1918.pdf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAccording to the Somerset Light Infantry records, FREDERICK returned to England and he was described as being non-effective from the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February 1919, and he died of disease two weeks later, on the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHe is buried at St Peter’s Church in Heswall, Cheshire, and his death was as a direct result of his war service because he appears within the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records and has a CWGC regimental gravestone.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage within the United Kingdom is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e£4.85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e via Royal Mail Tracked 48 with signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eInternational postage is charged at a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eflat rate of £14.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e using a tracked service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIf the actual postage cost within the UK or to the destination country is lower than the amount charged, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eany overpayment will be refunded after dispatch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54194394857818,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/PhillipsMedals1.jpg?v=1779653953"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-trio-1914-15-star-british-war-medal-victory-medal-private-thomas-william-catlow-east-lancashire-regiment-machine-gun-corps","title":"WW1 Medal Trio – 1914-15 Star, British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal – Private THOMAS WILLIAM CATLOW – East Lancashire Regiment \u0026 Machine Gun Corps","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eReference: MM-MED-0013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at a WW1 trio of medals awarded to THOMAS WILLIAM CATLOW of the East Lancashire Regiment, later the Machine Gun Corps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe medals are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e1914-15 Star inscribed ‘5349 Pvt. T.W.CATLOW. E.LAN.R.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eBritish War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal inscribed ‘5349 Pvt. T.W.CATLOW. E.LAN.R.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePrivate 5349 THOMAS WILLIAM CATLOW, of the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the East Lancashire Regiment, first arrived in France on the 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1914.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion arrived in France on the 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of August 1914, three months earlier than THOMAS, and they were almost immediately in action at the Battle of Le Cateau (26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e August), followed by the Retreat from Mons (August 1914), Battle of the Marne (September), Battle of Messines (October-November).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIt is likely THOMAS was in a machine gun section of the East Lancashire Regiment, and he transferred to the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Brigade Machine Gun Company, service number 17958, when they were formed on the 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1915. The 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e MG Company were part of the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Army Division, the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Infantry Brigade, and the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion East Lancashire Regiment were one of the regiments within their number, so THOMAS, having transferred to the new Machine Gun Corps, was probably still serving alongside his East Lancashire Regiment colleagues. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion East Lancashire Regiment went on to be involved in further action, including Beaumont-Hamel (July 1916) and Arras (1917), where they suffered heavy losses. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThere are two records of 17958 THOMAS CATLOW having been wounded:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIncident date 24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e July 1916 – He was 22 years old at the time, and a member of the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Machine Gun Corps. He was admitted to the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e General Hospital (Le Havre) with an ankle injury. \u003ci\u003eIn 1916, the No 2 General Hospital handled a great number of British casualties from the Battle of the Somme. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIt is likely the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Machine Gun Company were engaged in operations during the Battle of the Somme at the time, and probably still working alongside the 1st Bn East Lancashire Regiment. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: normal; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIncident date 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e October 1918 – THOMAS is listed amongst the wounded within the Weekly Casualty List dated the 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1918. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: normal; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: normal; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eOf those 14 x members of the MGC who were killed according to the same casualty list, and based on CWGC records, 6 x were from the 2nd Battalion and are commemorated at Vaulx Hill Cemetery, 3 x from the 58th Coy, 1 x from the 63\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e, 2 x from the 74th, and 1 x from the 3rd Bn, are all commemorated at the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, with 1 x B Coy soldier commemorated at Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery, and most of these men were \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ekilled over the 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIn March 1918, the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 23rd Machine Gun Companies were amalgamated to form the 3rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, and it is likely THOMAS was part of the reorganised battalion, and in September 1918, was serving with them during the Allied Hundred Days Offensive on the Western Front, and with his appearance in the weekly casualty list, was probably wounded during this particular stage of the War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eTHOMAS appears to have remained in France after the War, and he was discharged from the army on the 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of May 1919.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eTHOMAS WILLIAM CATLOW, the son of THOMAS and MARTHA ELLEN CATLOW, was born at Burnley on the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of January 1894, and in 1920, a year after he returned from the War, he married Elsie Brown. THOMAS and ELSIE cannot be found in the 1921 Census, but in 1939, the were living in Blackpool with THOMAS working as a fruit warehouseman. THOMAS died in 1986.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage within the United Kingdom is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e£4.85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e via Royal Mail Tracked 48 with signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eInternational postage is charged at a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eflat rate of £14.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e using a tracked service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIf the actual postage cost within the UK or to the destination country is lower than the amount charged, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eany overpayment will be refunded after dispatch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54222324171098,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/Catlow1.jpg?v=1780329397"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-thomas-grundy-williams-machine-gun-corps","title":"WW1 Medal Pair – British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal – awarded to THOMAS GRUNDY WILLIAMS – Machine Gun Corps","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMM-MED-0014\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a pair of WW1 medals, British War and Victory Medal, inscribed ‘91100 Pte. T.G.WILLIAMS. M.G.C.’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medals were awarded to THOMAS GRUNDY WILLIAMS, the son of SAMUEL HOWARD and PRUDENCE WILLIAMS, was born on the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September 1885 at Denton in Manchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom his service number, 91100, it is likely, but not proven beyond doubt, that he was one of a cohort of recruits who enlisted towards the end of 1916 or early 1917, probably under the Military Service Act 1916 (Conscription), also known as the Derby Scheme, who were then transferred to the Machine Gun Corps and trained at Belton Park in Grantham, before deployment overseas. Many of this cohort of MGC soldiers ended up in France, and were then deployed, as and when personnel were required, into machine gun companies and battalions fighting on the Western Front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt isn’t clear which company, or battalion THOMAS belonged to, but medical records relating to just some of the MGC members with service numbers around that issued to THOMAS, show them serving with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eThe 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Machine Gun Company – Were part of the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Infantry Division and were in action at the Battle of the Somme (1916), the Battle of Arras (1917) and the Battle of Passchendaele later that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eThe 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Machine Gun Company – They were involved in fighting at the Battle of Arras (1917) and the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) that same year. They were deployed to Italy in 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eThe 54\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Machine Gun Company – Were on the Somme (1916) and were later in fighting on the Hindenburg Line (1917) and at Arras, Flanders and Passchendaele (1917).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eThe 162\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Machine Gun Company – They served in the Middle East and were in action at the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e, 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e and 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Battles of Gaza.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eThe 220\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Machine Gun Company – Were involved in fighting during the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and around Bullecourt (1917). They were deployed to Italy in Late 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere is no guarantee Private WILLIAMS was a member of any of the units mentioned above, but the associated (close) service numbers suggest he probably served in France, possibly the Middle East, but less likely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe survived the War and was disembodied on the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of June 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTHOMAS appears in the 1911 and 1921 Census records at the address 110 Heaton Street in Denton, and he is at the same address in 1939, and he died there on the 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of January 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage within the United Kingdom is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e£4.85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e via Royal Mail Tracked 48 with signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eInternational postage is charged at a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eflat rate of £14.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e using a tracked service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIf the actual postage cost within the UK or to the destination country is lower than the amount charged, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eany overpayment will be refunded after dispatch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234485227866,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_3421.jpg?v=1780592286"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-and-victory-medal-awarded-to-rowland-d-h-parks-gloucestershire-regiment-royal-engineers","title":"WW1 Medal Pair – British War Medal and Victory Medal – Awarded to ROWLAND D H PARKS – Gloucestershire Regiment \u0026 Royal Engineers","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eMM-MED-0015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eYou are looking at a WW1 medal pair, British War Medal and Victory Medal, inscribed ‘31525 PTE. R.D.H.PARKS. GLOUC.R.’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eROLAND (ROWLAND) DOUGLAS HENRY PARKS, the son of HENRY and FLORA PARKS, was born at Wrington in Somerset in 1891, and in the 1911 Census, and in later historical records unrelated to his army service, his profession is recorded as ‘wheelwright’, and this is important when you consider his army career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eROLAND originally enlisted into the Gloucestershire Regiment, at some point between January and November 1916 it appears, based on his service number 31525, and the inscription on his medals tell us he served with the regiment overseas, in a theatre of war. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eHe also served with the Royal Engineers however, service number 277080. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eAt the beginning of 1917, there was a significant renumbering of the Royal Engineers, with RE soldiers having to adopt a new 6 x digit number, and these new numbers were allocated in blocks, representing different parts of the corps. Service number 277080 was issued circa March 1917, and it was within the block 277001 to 282000, that was allocated to those employed in the RE works and fortress companies, specifically the “Hampshire Fortress Royal Engineers’, and it is likely ROLAND was subject to compulsory transfer from the Gloucestershire Regiment to the Engineers on account of his civilian profession as a wheelwright, with there being a severe shortage of this and other skilled trades required on the front line or supporting front line troops, and because the works and fortress companies were already on the ground, they were already on the Western Front, it is also likely ROLAND was in France serving with the Gloucester’s and remained in France at the time he transfered to the Royal Engineers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eAt the end of the War, ROLAND returned to his civilian life where he continued to work as a wheelwright or general carpenter. He died in 1965.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePostage within the United Kingdom is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e£4.85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e via Royal Mail Tracked 48 with signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eInternational postage is charged at a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eflat rate of £14.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e using a tracked service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIf the actual postage cost within the UK or to the destination country is lower than the amount charged, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eany overpayment will be refunded after dispatch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54237474455898,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/PARKSRDH1.jpg?v=1780640163"},{"product_id":"ww1-victory-medal-single-medal-only-awarded-to-private-arthur-varley-of-the-7th-service-battalion-lincolnshire-regiment-wounded-in-action-in-france-two-days-before-armistice","title":"WW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) awarded to Private ARTHUR VARLEY of the 7th (Service) Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment – Wounded in action in France two days before ‘Armistice’","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMM-MED-0017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a single WW1 Victory Medal awarded to Private 62619 ARTHUR VARLEY of the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion the Lincolnshire Regiment, who was wounded in action on the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1918, just two days before ‘Armistice’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medal is inscribed ‘62619 PVT. A. VARLEY. LINC. R.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eARTHUR VARLEY’S home address when he enlisted into the army was 32 Beaufort Place, Roundhay Road, Leeds, and he was a copper tube piercer by profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe first enlisted into the 2\/4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion Royal Scots on the 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1915 but was transferred to the 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Protection Company of the Royal Defence Corps circa September 1916 and then moved to other units including the 325\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 461st Company RDC, before his eventual transfer to the Lincolnshire Regiment around August 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe appears to have suffered a gunshot wound to his chest on the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1918, two days before armistice, whilst serving with the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion in France, and he was taken to Rouen. \u003ci\u003ePlease note however, the entry is difficult to read, but appears to say ‘GW chest wall’, not GSW as usually appears, and this is followed by reference to Rouen.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA VARLEY is also named in the War Office Daily List No 5753, described as wounded, incident date 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e December 1918, and entitled to wear a ‘Wound Stripe’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe appears in the Absent Voters List in 1919, described as a Lance Corporal with the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the Lincolnshire Regiment, and a JAMES VARLEY, presumably his brother, of the same address, appears also, as Private 40165 of the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the West Yorkshire Regiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54432191119706,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4081.jpg?v=1784115772"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-private-joseph-robinson-of-the-king-s-own-royal-lancaster-regiment-later-labour-corps","title":"WW1 Medal pair – British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal - awarded to Private JOSEPH ROBINSON of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, later Labour Corps","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference - MM-MED-0018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWW1 Medal pair – British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal - awarded to Private JOSEPH ROBINSON of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, later Labour Corps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a pair of WW1 medals, British War Medal and Victory Medal awarded to Private 34811 JOSEPH ROBINSON of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, who later served with the Labour Corps (service number 375718).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed ‘34811 PTE. J. ROBINSON. R. LANC. R.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eResearch has been conducted into JOSEPH ROBINSON, but unfortunately, other than the medal records, no other service or pension records can be found to provide more information as to who he is and where he came from. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs for service numbers, there is suggestion the number batch 34000 to 35000 was used for those compulsorily transferred into the Lancaster Regiment from other units, possibly around October \/ November 1917, to reinforce troop numbers due to the serious losses some regiments had sustained. There is also suggestion the Labour Corps number, 375718, was issued late August and September 1917. Neither of these claims have been backed up with evidence, and seem to be at odds with each other, in that the 5 x digit service number issued by the KO Royal Lancasters should predate the 6 x digit number issued by the Labour Corps, however the creation of the batch and the actual issuing of a number may be months apart, so Private ROBINSON could have joined the Lancaster Regiment in late September and the Labour Corps shortly afterwards.....This information has not been confirmed with detailed research so please keep an open mind as to whether it is correct or not, but if it is correct, it takes us no nearer to establishing exactly who JOSEPH ROBINSON is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54432542064986,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4087.jpg?v=1784122485"},{"product_id":"ww1-victory-medal-single-medal-only-awarded-to-private-joseph-baldwin-of-the-royal-army-medical-corps","title":"WW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) awarded to Private JOSEPH BALDWIN of the Royal Army Medical Corps","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMM-MED-0019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eYou are looking at a single Victory Medal awarded to Corporal JOSEPH BALDWIN of the Royal Army Medical Corps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThe medal is inscribed ‘27537 CPL. J. BALDWIN. R.A.M.C.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003ePrivate BALDWIN appears in the War Office Daily List No 5366 as having been wounded, the incident date being the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September 1917, and he was entitled to wear a ‘Wound Stripe’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eResearch has been conducted into JOSEPH ROBINSON, but unfortunately, other than the medal records, no other service or pension records can be found to provide more information as to who he is, except the reference within the War Office Daily List mentioned, that provides JOSEPH’S next of kin address as Oswaldtwistle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eWithin the available historical records, there is a JOSEPH BALDWIN, the son of JOHN J and ELLEN BALDWIN, who was born at Oswaldtwistle on the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of June 1887, appeared in most of the census records at Oswaldtwistle (1911 at Little Harwood nearby), and was living in the town when he died on the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of May 1969.....This identification is based upon the mention of Oswaldtwistle as JOSEPH’S next of kin address, so consideration has to be given to the identification being incorrect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54432815743322,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4096.jpg?v=1784147273"},{"product_id":"ww1-victory-medal-single-medal-only-awarded-to-private-thomas-henry-grover-of-the-7th-bn-west-yorkshire-regiment-the-leeds-rifles-kia-opening-phase-first-24-hours-battle-of-the-somme","title":"WW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) awarded to Private THOMAS HENRY GROVER of the 7th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment, the ‘Leeds Rifles’ - KIA opening phase (first 24 hours) Battle of the Somme","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) awarded to Private THOMAS HENRY GROVER of the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Bn West Yorkshire Regiment, the ‘Leeds Rifles’ - KIA opening phase (first 24 hours) Battle of the Somme \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a single WW1 Victory Medal inscribed ‘'4445 PTE. T.H.GROVER. W.YORK.R.'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTHOMAS was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, and his family the Memorial Plaque (Death Penny).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThomas was a rifleman with the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e\/7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the West Yorkshire Regiment, the ‘Leeds Rifles’ and according to military records (Commonwealth War Graves Commission), he was killed in action on the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1916, during the opening phase (first 24 hours) of the Battle of the Somme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: black; background: white;\"\u003eThe 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion, the ‘Leeds Rifles’ as they are referred to, were a territorial battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own). At the outbreak of war, the Battalion were in Carlton Barracks Leeds and after some local movement between camps, were deployed to France in the March of 1915, where they were part of the 146\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Infantry Brigade, the 49\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (West Riding) Division. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt 9am on the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1916, the start of the ‘Battle of the Somme’, the 1\/7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion were ordered to move to assembly trenches in Thiepval Wood, and at 3:30pm, the 146\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Infantry Brigade instructed the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalions WYR to attack Thiepval Village, with the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion in support and the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion in reserve. The 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Bn were then moved into assembly trenches in the vicinity of Belfast City in Thiepval Wood but immediately ordered to reinforce the British front line. Whilst reinforcing the front line as instructed, overnight 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e\/2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of July, C and D Companies of the 1\/7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e were ordered to assist the 36\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Division, whilst A and B Companies remained in position, before gradually withdrawing from the front-line trenches to an assembly point near to Gordon Castle. By 3:15 pm of the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of July, the 146\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Infantry Brigade were relieved by the 147\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 148\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Brigades.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAccording to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 28 year old Thomas GROVER died on the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of July, but it is clear from the 1\/7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion war diary, that the unit was heavily involved in the fighting in Thiepval Wood on the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of July and overnight into the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e, and Thomas was likely killed during this continuing action, so the seller is satisfied that this soldier fits the criteria as a first 24 hours of the Battle of the Somme casualty……From an assessment of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records, there are 12 soldiers from the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e\/7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion who are recorded as having died on the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of July, and 20 soldiers who died on the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of July, and the majority are commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt is also apparent that Thomas, although recorded as having died on the 2\u003csup\u003end \u003c\/sup\u003eof July according to the CWGC, was initially reported as missing, and he was listed as such within the ‘missing’ section of the Leeds Mercury Newspaper dated the 25\u003csup\u003eth \u003c\/sup\u003eof July 1916.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAccording to historical records, the first day of the Battle of the Somme resulted in 57470 casualties, with the Yorkshire regiments alone accounting for circa 9000 men killed, injured or reported missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGeorge SANDERS of the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e\/7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion was awarded the Victoria Cross for his role in the events of the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e\/2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of July, and an account of what he did gives you an idea as to what the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion were involved in. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eGEORGE SANDERS – Awarded Victoria Cross for his involvement 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Day of the Somme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eGeorge enlisted for service on November 9th 1914 and was drafted to the 1\/7th Battalion, The Prince of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment-Leeds Rifles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eAfter spells of training at York and Gainsborough the battalion sailed for France and landed at Boulogne in April of 1915.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ehe battalion spent the night of June 30th 1916 in support trenches in Aveluy Wood, across the river Ancre and directly behind the Ulster division who were massed in Thiepval Wood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eAs documented earlier, the Ulstermen went over in the first wave and George Sanders with the West Yorks were ordered forward to support at 9.00 on July 1st. They moved forward to trenches at Belfast City in Thiepval Wood and were then pushed into the battle in support of the Ulster division against the formidable German strongpoint of the Schwaben Redoubt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eAmidst the confused scenes on the battlefield the West Yorks were withdrawn late in the day but George Sanders with around thirty men was left behind isolated after an assault on a section of the German line. He immediately set about organising their defence and bombing parties, all the while impressing on the men that his and their duty was to hold the position at all costs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThey continued to hold the position through the night and on the morning of the 2nd July drove off a German attack and managed to rescue some prisoners the enemy had captured. Throughout the second day they fought off a further two counter attacks and spent a second night in their isolated position. They were finally relieved early on the morning of the third day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eGeorge Sanders showed great courage, determination and leadership during their ordeal, finally returning to the British lines with nineteen men of his party.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThey had been without food or water throughout, giving what they did have to the wounded on the first night in isolation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eCorporal George Sanders was invested with his Victoria Cross, by the King, at Buckingham Palace on November 18th 1916.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThomas Henry GROVER, born 1888 at Bermondsey in London, was the son of Thomas and Madeline GROVER. In 1901 he was living with his parents in Leeds, and in 1911, he was employed as a railway carman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54434456174938,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4105.jpg?v=1784193988"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-group-1914-15-star-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-private-arthur-singleton-of-the-royal-lancaster-regiment-wounded-second-battle-of-ypres","title":"WW1 medal group – 1914-15 Star, British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal - awarded to Private ARTHUR SINGLETON of the Royal Lancaster Regiment – Wounded Second Battle of Ypres","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWW1 medal group – 1914-15 Star, British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal - awarded to Private ARTHUR SINGLETON of the Royal Lancaster Regiment – Wounded Second Battle of Ypres\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a trio of WW1 medals, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal awarded to Private ARTHUR SINGLETON of the Royal Lancaster Regiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e1914-15 Star - ‘240821 PTE A.SINGLETON. R.LANC.R.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eBWM \u0026amp; VM – ‘2704 PTE A.SINGLETON. R.LANC.R.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eARTHUR was a member of the 1\/5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), and he arrived in France on the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of May 1915, he was serving with D Coy of the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion, when he was admitted to No 2 General Hospital having suffered a gunshot wound to his arm and leg. As to whether the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e was the day he actually sustained the injury is unclear, but we know he was aboard the Hospital Ship ‘Oxfordshire’, and he was under treatment for a period of two days. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe also appeared in the War Office Casualty List as having been wounded and was therefore entitled to wear a ‘Wound Stripe’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eListed alongside ARTHUR within the WW1 Hospital Registers is Private 1688 WILLIAM REDMAN and Private 1426 LEONARD SHEPHERD, they were all members of the 1\/5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion, and they are all listed together within the record, one after the other, and this would suggest they were wounded at the same time and probably in the same event. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWithin the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records, 3 x members of the 1\/5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion were killed in action on the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of May 1915, 2 x on the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of May, and 13 x on the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of May, the later casualties including CSM HENRY IRVING of D Coy, the same company as ARTHUR SINGLETON.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe battalion were involved in the ‘Second Battle of Ypres’ (22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e April to 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e May 1915), and the war diary provides that the battalion were at Frezendberg in Belgium on the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of May, moving to huts for rest and reorganisation on the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, leaving huts on the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and making towards dugouts near to Brigade HQ close to St Jean, then moving to General HQ lines on the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, where they were ordered to retake trenches that had been lost previously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalions, and other regiments, were involved in the ‘Battle of Frezenberg’ (May 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e – 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e May 1915), or ‘Frazenberg Ridge’, a high elevated position that was strategically important to troops from both sides, and they suffered very heavy losses during this offensive. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eARTHUR returned to his regiment it appears because he continued his military service and was disembodied on the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAccording to the hospital register, ARTHUR was 19 years old when he was wounded and taken into hospital, so he was born c1895\/96, but SINGLETON is not an uncommon surname, and there is no further information available to assist us in establishing who exactly he was and where he was from, although it is assumed he was from the Lancashire area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54436347478362,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4112.jpg?v=1784228874"},{"product_id":"ww1-medals-x-2-missing-1914-15-star-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-private-albert-wintle-of-the-gloucestershire-regiment-drummer-western-front-somme-passchendaele-italian-front","title":"WW1 medals x 2 (missing 1914-15 Star) - British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal - awarded to Private ALBERT WINTLE of the Gloucestershire Regiment – DRUMMER – Western Front, Somme, Passchendaele \u0026 Italian Front","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 medals x 2 (missing 1914-15 Star) - British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal - awarded to Private ALBERT WINTLE of the Gloucestershire Regiment – DRUMMER – Western Front, Somme, Passchendaele \u0026amp; Italian Front\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a British War Medal and Victory Medal, awarded to Private ALBERT S A WINTLE of the Gloucestershire Regiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eALBERT was also entitled to the 1914-15 Star, unfortunately missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed ‘1785 PTE. A.S.A.WINTLE. GLOUC.R.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn early 1917, when the army implemented their new Territorial Force renumbering system, with numbers allocated in blocks to regiments and other units, ALBERT was issued the new service number 200204.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eALBERT WINTLE was a member of the 1\/4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (City of Bristol) Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, also known as the ‘City of Bristol Rifles’, and he landed in France on the 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the 24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of June 1915, ALBERT, a Lance Corporal in rank, was admitted to military hospital suffering from scabies, and within the medical record, there is a note to suggest he was treated at ‘Le Mont des Cats’ in France, but close to the Belgium border, that was being used as an Advanced Dressing and Casualty Clearance Station. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion were in action at the Battle of the Somme (1916) and sustained heavy losses on the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of July, the first day of the battle. They were also in action at the Battles of Bazentin Ridge, Pozieres Ridge, Acre Heights, Ancre (all 1916), and the Third Battle of Ypres \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ePasschendaele)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ethat took place from the 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of July to the 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1917, so less than two weeks after the Third Battle of Ypres had ended, although it is not clear the battalion were involved in the battle up to its bitter end, the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion were deployed to Italy and the Italian front, and in 1918, there were in action at Asiago Plateau (June 1918).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the 30\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1918, ALBERT, a ‘DRUMMER’ by rank according to the record, was transferred from a sick convoy with his ailment described as ‘debility’, and he was transferred to sick convoy on the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August........The record states ‘Transferred from 1\/2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e South Midland Field Ambulance. No 39 Ambulance Train’, and we know these medical units were working in the mountainous region of Asiago where the fighting had taken place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Debility’ was a general term used by military doctors to describe someone suffering from physical or nervous weakness, exhaustion and \/ or loss of strength, and may include shell shock, disease, and things like malnutrition and dehydration brought about through the trench conditions soldiers found themselves in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe rank of ‘DRUMMER’ is interesting, because in 1918, these musicians were often involved in combat action alongside their rank and file comrades, in that they often worked as battlefield messengers, stretcher bearers and signallers. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe battalion also went on to fight in the Battle of Vittoria Veneto (24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e October – 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e November 1918).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eALBERT was disembodied from the army on the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eALBERT SAMUEL ANTHONY WINTLE, the son of ALFRED and ROSE WINTLE, was born on the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August 1895, and he spent most of his life in the Bristol area. He died on the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54438174392666,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4118.jpg?v=1784283347"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-private-george-james-brace-of-the-essex-regiment-royal-welsh-fusiliers","title":"WW1 medal pair - British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal - awarded to Private GEORGE JAMES BRACE of the Essex Regiment \u0026 Royal Welsh Fusiliers","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 medal pair - British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal - awarded to Private GEORGE JAMES BRACE of the Essex Regiment \u0026amp; Royal Welsh Fusiliers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a British War Medal and Victory Medal pair awarded to Private GEORGE BRACE, originally of the \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the Essex Regiment, but who went on to serve with the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and then the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHis service number with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers was 55928.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed ‘32754 PTE. G.J.BRACE. ESSEX R.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGEORGE appeared in the War Office Daily List number 5547, that provides that he was wounded whilst serving with the RWF, the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion (15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion had been disbanded), incident date 23rd April 1918, and that his next of kin address was Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, however, the incident date is in fact the publication date for the War Office list, and not the date GEORGE was injured, and bearing in mind there would have been a delay of around a month, possibly a little longer, between injury and appearance in the list, then it is likely he was wounded during the German Spring Offensive that took place March and early April 1918, possibly during ‘Operation Michael’ that began on the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of March, or during subsequent fighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOne of the military records relating to this soldier suggest he was in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in 1914, but this would appear to be wrong, because he only received the WW1 medal pair, so he didn’t receive the 1914-15 Star for early service during the war, and the number range in which his service number 32754 appears was believed to have been issued late 1916 to early 1917, so he is likely to have joined the Essex Regiment around this time, and not as early as 1914 as suggested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere is a record of a GEORGE JAMES BRACE, the son of EDWARD JOHN and MARY ANN BRACE, who was born in 1895 and baptised at Nazeing All Saints in Essex on the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August that same year....Nazeing is roughly five mile northeast of Waltham Cross, the next of kin address provided in the War Office daily list mentioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54440246575450,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4125.jpg?v=1784302761"},{"product_id":"ww1-victory-medal-single-medal-only-awarded-to-petty-officer-charles-parker-royal-navy-aboard-hms-nonsuch-during-the-battle-of-jutland","title":"WW1 Victory Medal (single medal only) – awarded to Petty Officer CHARLES PARKER – Royal Navy – aboard ‘HMS Nonsuch’ during the Battle of Jutland","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 Victory Medal (single medal only) – awarded to Petty Officer CHARLES PARKER – Royal Navy – aboard ‘HMS Nonsuch’ during the Battle of Jutland \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a single WW1 Victory Medal awarded to Petty Officer PARKER of the Royal Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medal is inscribed ‘210038 C.PARKER. P.O. R.N.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCHARLES PARKER was born at St Pancras in London on the 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1884,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAccording to his Royal Navy service record, which is difficult to read in parts, CHARLES, appears to have entered the service in May 1900, and having completed his boy training, that including a period aboard the Training Ship Exmouth, he started his man service on the 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1902, for a period of 12 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCHARLES appears in the 1911 Royal Navy Census, aboard ‘HMS Foresight’, a scout class vessel of the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Destroyer Flotilla.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHis service didn’t end in 1914 however, as you would expect, because WW1 had started and CHARLES continued serving, being promoted to the rank of Petty Officer (possibly war substantive) in early 1915, so in the early stages of the conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe most notable ship CHARLES served on during WW1 was ‘HMS Nonsuch’, an M-Class destroyer, part of the 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Destroyer Flotilla.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe served aboard ‘Nonsuch’ from the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February 1916 to the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1917, and this is notable because the ship was one of those involved in the famous ‘Battle of Jutland’, a major naval battle between the British Royal Navy and the Imperial German Navy, that took place in the North Sea, off the coast of Denmark, over a two day period over the 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of May and the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of June 1916, and he is confirmed as having been a member of the crew, a Petty Officer in rank, at the time of the battle itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDuring the nighttime phase of the battle, ‘Nonsuch’ came into contact with two German cruisers, the Frankfurt and the Pillau, the ships exchanged fire, and the British vessel was then pursued but managed to escape. Later, it went to the assistance of ‘HMS Acasta’, that had been damaged during the battle, and it eventually towed the ship to harbour in Aberdeen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFor its involvement in the battle, ‘HMS Nonsuch’ and other naval vessels were awarded the battle honour ‘JUTLAND 1916’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCHARLES continued serving, receiving his long service medal on the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1922, and he eventually finished his naval service in October 1924, having served for a period of 24 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = As you can see from the photographs provided, this Victory Medal has some knocks around the edge, and the medal ribbon is authentic but in an extremely tatty condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54441665233242,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4131.jpg?v=1784358941"},{"product_id":"medal-group-consisting-of-british-war-medal-victory-medal-and-general-service-medal-1918-with-kurdistan-clasp-awarded-to-private-john-thompson-of-the-6th-service-battalion-the-loyal-north-lancashire-regiment","title":"Medal group consisting of British War Medal, Victory Medal and General Service Medal (1918) with ‘Kurdistan’ clasp – awarded to Private JOHN THOMPSON of the 6th (Service) Battalion the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0027\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMedal group consisting of British War Medal, Victory Medal and General Service Medal \u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e(1918) with ‘Kurdistan’ clasp – awarded to Private JOHN THOMPSON of the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at a WW1 medal pair and General Service Medal (1918) with ‘Kurdistan’ clasp awarded to Private JOHN WILLIAM THOMPSON of the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe medal group is made up of: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eBritish War and Victory Medal inscribed ‘32595 PTE. J.W.THOMPSON. L.N.LAN.R.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eGeneral Service Medal with ‘Kurdistan’ clasp inscribed ‘32595 PTE. J.W.THOMPSON. L.N.LAN.R.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion were raised at Preston in 1914, and they saw service during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915, were evacuated from that theatre to Egypt, after which they deployed to Mesopotamia (Iraq), however, it is clear JOHN enlisted into the regiment after these initial deployments, because his service number 32595 is within a block of numbers issued late 1916 to early 1917. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion and other Lancashire units landed in Basra in March 1916, where they were involved in the relief of the besieged garrison at Kut (April 1916), the crossing of the Diyalah River and the Capture of Baghdad (March 1917), the Samarra Offensive (April 1917), the Battle of Ramadi (September 1917), and they remained in the region until being called upon to put down the Iraqi Revolt (1920) and then move to Kurdistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt cannot be established exactly when JOHN joined his battalion, but it is likely he was involved in at least some of the later actions in which his battalion fought, and he was awarded the General Service Medal for ‘Kurdistan’, with the date the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1924 provided within the associated record, so he appears to have still been serving at that time. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJOHN, the son of WILLIAM and MARY THOMPSON, was born in Manchester on the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1891, and according to the Medal Index Card, his family home address was 23 Prince Street, Ardwick in Manchester, and he can be found at this address in the 1939 Register, at with his profession recorded as railway good’s clerk. It is likely he is the JOHN W THOMPSON who died in 1958 at the age of 67 years and whose death was registered in Manchester in the June quarter of that year. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54444574277978,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4144_8b1ecec0-9c7e-42cf-8aef-75522b3fde20.jpg?v=1784382853"},{"product_id":"ww1-victory-medal-single-medal-only-without-ring-suspender-and-ribbon-awarded-to-private-george-whittaker-of-the-1st-battalion-the-king-s-liverpool-regiment","title":"WW1 Victory Medal (single medal only, without ring suspender and ribbon) – awarded to Private GEORGE WHITTAKER of the 1st Battalion the King’s (Liverpool Regiment)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0029\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 Victory Medal (single medal only, without ring suspender and ribbon) – awarded to Private GEORGE WHITTAKER of the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the King’s (Liverpool Regiment) \u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at a single Victory Medal awarded to Private GEORGE WHITTAKER of the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the King’s (Liverpool Regiment).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe medal is inscribed ‘52318 PTE. G.WHITTAKER. L’POOL R.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGEORGE enlisted on the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of June 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion served in France and Belgium throughout the war, and were in action at a number of battles including the First Battle of Ypres (1914), the Battle of Festubert (1915), and the Battle of the Somme (1916).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere is a record a J WHITTAKER, service number 52318, who appears in the War Office Daily List dated 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1916, listed as wounded. It appears that the Christian name initial has been provided in error and should have been ‘G’ as opposed to ‘J’. The list of officers and other ranks killed and wounded appeared in the Liverpool Post and Mercury newspaper dated he 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of December, and the list included those members of the regiment who had been killed, namely:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eJOHN ALDAY 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion – KIA 24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e November\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eHENRY BOTHAMLEY 1\/10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion – KIA 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e November 1916\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eALBERT JEFFERIES 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion – KIA 24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e November 1916\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eGEORGE LAKE 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion – KIA 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e November 1916\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eC A RILEY 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion – KIA 24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e November 1916\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs you can see, three of the five soldiers killed in action died on the 24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1916, the other two in the days preceding this, and it is likely, with the delay caused by the administration of casualty records, that Private WHITTAKER was also injured around this time, however, we know the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion were involved in the later stages of the Battle of the Somme, losing many troops on the 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of November specifically, during the ‘Battle of the Ancre’, with most of these casualties commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial, and the Serre Road and Mailly Wood cemeteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion war diary provides a summary of the ‘Battle of the Ancre’, that took place over the period the 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e – 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e November 1916, including a summary of casualties, 2 officers killed and 8 wounded, and 245 other ranks killed, wounded or missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe battalion were not involved in any other fighting after the battle, up to the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of December that is, when the War Office Daily List was published, so it seems likely GEORGE was wounded during the battle itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGEORGE received the Silver War Badge during his military service, and he was 23 years old when he was discharged from the army on the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54447333966170,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4205_a2bad0e8-9d76-4200-985e-6ebc04416429.jpg?v=1784494676"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-private-eric-charles-goodey-of-the-2-4th-city-of-london-battalion-royal-fusiliers-killed-in-action-first-day-of-the-second-battle-of-passchendaele-1917","title":"WW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal – awarded to Private ERIC CHARLES GOODEY of the 2\/4th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers) – Killed in action first day of the ‘Second Battle of Passchendaele’ 1917","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0030\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal – awarded to Private ERIC CHARLES GOODEY of the 2\/4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers) – Killed in action first day of the ‘Second Battle of Passchendaele’ 1917 \u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at a WW pair of medals, British War Medal and Victory Medal, awarded to Private ERIC C GOODEY of the 2\/4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (City of London) Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1917, on the first day of the ‘Second Battle of Passchendaele’ (Third Battle of Ypres). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed ‘5724 PTE. E.C.GOODEY. 4-LOND.R.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHe was given a new service number, 282690, during the widespread renumbering of the Territorial Force that took place in early 1917. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eERIC CYRIL GOODEY enlisted into the 2\/4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (City of London) Battalion the Royal Fusiliers, and from his original service number it was likely he joined towards the end of 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn original version of this battalion served in Malta and then Gallipoli, but before ERIC’S time. He joined a secondary formation of the battalion that came about in June 1916 and were deployed to France and Flanders in the November of that year. Whether he was a member of another battalion between enlistment and the formation of the 2\/4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion in 1916 is not known. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eERIC was killed in action on the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1917, the first day of the ‘Second Battle of Passchendaele’, and he is commemorated at the Tyne Cot Memorial, which indicates that his body was never found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt the ‘Second Battle of Passchendaele’, the battalion were in support of Canadian troops and were involved in attacking German held positions in the area of Poelcappelle in Belgium, and in doing so, those involved had to advance through deep water and heavily waterlogged positions, whilst being under constant artillery and machine gun fire, and they lost a great many troops in the process of doing so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn the official history of the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the London Regiment (Grimwade 1922), the events of the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1917 are described as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"One of the most unfortunate days ever experienced by the 2\/4th Londons. The gallantry of officers, N.C.O.’s and men alike left nothing to be desired, and their defeat was at the hands of the elements far more than of the Germans. So bad indeed was the state of the ground that not a few men, becoming stuck in the mud and exhausted by their efforts to extricate themselves, met their death by drowning in the flooded shell holes”.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe description of what happened speaks for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDuring the attack, according to the battalion history, it suffered 359 casualties (25 killed, 214 wounded and 109 missing), the highest single-day loss in in the battalion’s history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUnlike the ‘First Battle of Passchendaele’ that started on the 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1917, just two weeks earlier, and was a failure, the second battle, although costly in the number of those killed and wounded, was a success, with allied troops managing to take Passchendaele Village and the nearby ridge, but it was lost again during the German Spring Offensive of April 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eERIC, the son of FREDERICK and RHODA GOODEY, was born c1880\/81(baptised 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1881) and he appears alongside his parents in all census records from 1881 to 1911. According to a pension record created following his death, his widowed mother RHODA’S address was 6 Hanover Road, Plumstead in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54448038936922,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4215.jpg?v=1784543014"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-henry-john-eagland-royal-navy","title":"WW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal – awarded to HENRY JOHN EAGLAND Royal Navy","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0031\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal – awarded to HENRY JOHN EAGLAND Royal Navy \u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at a WW pair of medals, British War Medal and Victory Medal, awarded to HENRY JOHN EAGLAND of the Royal Navy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed ‘J.56945 H.J.EAGLAND. ORD. R.N.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHENRY served in the Royal Navy from the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August 1916 to the end of hostilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 14.2pt;\"\u003eFrom his naval service record, we know he served aboard a number of ships, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e October 1916-5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e April 1917 - The battleship HMS Prince of Wales, with whom he served at Taranto in Italy, supporting the Italian Navy in the Adriatic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e June 1917-14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e September 1917 – The destroyers HMS Violent followed by HMS Victor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eCirca November 1917-31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e December 1918 – The destroyer HMS Norsman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHENRY is listed in the ‘National Roll of the Great War’, that describes how he joined in June 1916, trained at Devonport, was posted to HMS Prince of Wales with whom he sailed to Italy, and was later involved in patrol and escort duties in the North Sea, being wounded off the Belgian Coast in September 1917. He also took part in the raid on Zeebrugge that took place in the September of 1917..............This information needs clarification, however, and would appear to be wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe know from the WW1 service of HMS Prince of Wales, that it did travel to Italy in support of the Italian Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe also know HMS Victor was with the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Destroyer Flotilla and did patrol the North Sea off the coast of Belgium. No record of enemy action taken against this ship can be found, but the ‘National Roll of the Great War’ provides that HENRY was injured in September 1917, and he was at the base depot HMS Pembroke I by the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September, and interestingly, HMS Pembroke was also a recovery station for injured sailors, although we cannot say for sure HENRY was there because he had been injured, we simply don’t know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs for the ‘Raid on Zeebrugge’. There was a famous and daring commando raid on the port of Zeebrugge that took place in the April of 1918, but HENRY was not involved in that, and there was a major bombardment of Zeebrugge and the Belgium coast in September, however, at that time, HMS Norsman was serving with the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Destroyer Flotilla, providing protection and convoy duties in the northern North Sea area, and operating out of Rosyth in the Firth of Forth. It was NOT part of the southern UK naval set up that provided ships to carry out the September bombardment of the Belgium coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe ‘National Roll of the Great War’ can be great source of information, but the information within it is often provided by servicemen and family based on their knowledge and memory of events, and the information does not always match with what actually happened, and this may be the case with HENRY and his naval service, in that, concentrating on the Zeebrugge connection alone, it appears his ship was not part of any of the Zeebrugge actions in 1918, the commando action in the April referred to as the ‘Zeebrugge Raid’, or the bombardment in September 1918, because his actual service record provides that his ship and the destroyer flotilla it was part of were serving elsewhere at the time. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe claims made within the ‘National Roll of the Great War’, in the case of EAGLAND, should be treated with caution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHENRY, the son of HENRY and MATILDA EAGLAND, was born at Mile End in London on the 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of January 1895 (96), and he died on the 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of September 1950.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54450638094682,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4225.jpg?v=1784614889"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-victory-medal-missing-1914-15-star-awarded-to-john-baker-of-the-2nd-battalion-south-staffordshire-regiment","title":"WW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal (missing 1914-15 Star) – awarded to JOHN BAKER of the 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0032\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal (missing 1914-15 Star) – awarded to JOHN BAKER of the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at a WW1 pair of medals, British War Medal and Victory Medal, awarded to Private JOHN BAKER of the 2\u003csup\u003end \u003c\/sup\u003eBattalion the South Staffordshire Regiment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eJOHN was also entitled to the 1914-15 Star, unfortunately missing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed ‘10765 PTE. J.BAKER. S.STAFF.R.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJOHN served with the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment, who were one of the first regiments to be deployed to the Western Front in August 1914, although JOHN arrived in France later, on the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of May 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePrior to his arrival, the battalion were in action at the Battle of Mons and the First Battle of Ypres in 1914, and in 1916, they were at the Battle of the Somme (July-November) and in the Serre and Mailly Maillet area during the Battle of the Ancre, with them suffering heavy losses in this later action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt has to be assumed JOHN served with his battalion during 1916, but not during the Battle of the Ancre, because he left the army on the 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1916, prior to the battle taking place, with records suggesting he had been discharged due to him suffering from bronchitis and neurasthenia, the latter being a a mental, nervous and physical exhaustion condition, often recorded in WW1 records by doctors, and in some cases, overlapping with what we may now consider ‘shell shock’.......He was discharged from the army on the 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1916.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAfter the war, JOHN applied for a grant from the ‘King’s Fund’, for the purchase of a horse and equipment, and money was awarded, however, a further grant was stopped on the grounds, at least this is what it appears to suggest, that he had passed away, although subsequent records suggest this entry was made in error, because JOHN and his family appear in both the 1921 Census and the 1939 Register.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJOHN BAKER was born on the 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of January 1883, and he married ROSE JAMES in the Wolverhampton area c1903\/04 (registered Wolverhampton, March quarter 1904).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOut of military interest only, and unconnected to these medals, is that their son EVAN JOHN BAKER was a General List lieutenant during WW2, and was killed in action in Italy on the 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of June 1944, at the age of 39 years. He is buried at the Caserta War Cemetery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54456193220954,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4249.jpg?v=1784714216"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-james-johnston-of-the-king-s-own-scottish-borderers-later-the-296th-coy-scottish-command-labour-corps-royal-scots-fusiliers","title":"WW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal – awarded to JAMES JOHNSTON of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, later the 296th Coy (Scottish Command) Labour Corps \u0026 Royal Scots Fusiliers","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0033\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal – awarded to JAMES JOHNSTON of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, later the 296\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Coy (Scottish Command) Labour Corps \u0026amp; Royal Scots Fusiliers\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at a WW1 pair of medals, British War Medal and Victory Medal, awarded to Private JAMES JOHNSTON of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who later served with the 296\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Company Labour Corps (Scottish Command Depot Labour Company) and the Royal Scots Fusiliers. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed ‘29812 PTE. J.JOHNSTON. K.O.SCO.BORD.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the Medal Index Card, this soldier is named as JOHN JOHNSON, although other records, including the ‘Roll of Individuals entitle to the British War and Victory Medals’, he is named as JAMES JOHNSON, and this appears to be his correct name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJAMES originally served with the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion K.O.S.B, and from his service number, it is likely he enlisted in late 1916 early 1917, when he was in his mid 40s it appears (born 1871). When he arrived in France and Flanders is not known, but his battalion saw action in the Battle of the Ancre (November 1916), the Battle of Arras (April 1917), and the Third Battle of Ypres or Passchendaele (August 1917).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt is not clear what happened to him, but he was later transferred to the 296th Company of the Labour Corps (service number 123385), a Scottish unit formed in 1917, based at Blairgowrie in Scotland, made up of soldiers, many of whom had been wounded or fallen ill whilst on active service overseas, and from his service number, he may have transferred into the unit around May to July 1917, after Arras but prior to Passchendaele. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAgain, it is not clear exactly what happened, but we know he ended up in the Royal Scots Fusilier (service number 205838) where he held the rank of corporal, and he probably transferred into the unit around March to April 1918, when the army were actively seeking able bodied men to return to front line duties following the losses sustained during the German Spring Offensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJAMES was discharged from the army on the 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere is a record of a Private 1540 JAMES JOHNSTON, also born c1871, who enlisted into the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, at Dumfries, on the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1888, and served, on and off it appears, until July 1897.....Whether this is the same JAMES JOHNSTONE is unclear, but they are both from Dumfries, and an older veteran soldier would have been greatly sought after by the army as the war progressed, and when it was necessary to raise the enlistment age to meet the demand required due to troop losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJAMES was born in 1871, so he was an older soldier, and in documents made after the war had ended and he had returned to civilian life, his address is recorded as Quarry Road, Locharbriggs in Dumfriesshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54459288224090,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4257_7440104f-802c-4eeb-b264-b442572f3c20.jpg?v=1784738304"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-arthur-sant-of-the-cheshire-regiment-later-the-labour-corps-wounded-during-the-battle-of-the-somme-1916","title":"WW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal – awarded to ARTHUR SANT of the Cheshire Regiment, later the Labour Corps – Wounded during the Battle of the Somme 1916","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0034\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal – awarded to ARTHUR SANT of the Cheshire Regiment, later the Labour Corps – Wounded during the Battle of the Somme 1916\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at a WW1 pair of medals, British War Medal and Victory Medal, awarded to Private ARTHUR SANT of the Cheshire Regiment, later the Labour Corps, along with the soldier’s Cheshire Regiment cap badge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed ‘35086 PTE. A.SANT. CHES.R.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere are very few military records relating to ARTHUR SANT, and nothing to tell us which battalion of the Cheshire Regiment he served with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eARTHUR appears in a daily report of missing, dead and wounded dated the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September 1916, where he is described as ‘wounded’, and he is also recorded as such in the Liverpool Post and Mercury newspaper that was published that same date, and again, he is described as ‘wounded’ in the relevant section and his home address provided as Crewe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOf those members of the Cheshire Regiment who appear alongside ARTHUR in the ‘wounded’ section, 8 x men in total, from the available records, 6 x have been identified as being members of, or at least connected with the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion, and there is a further listing for an 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion soldier who was killed, and the events that led to the death and the injuries took place over the 29\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 30\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1916, although it must be borne in mind that only 3 x dates can be established within the available records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom the available evidence, it is likely ARTHUR SANT was also a member of the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment, and there is a report in the Crewe Guardian newspaper dated the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August 1916, that describes who he is and how he was injured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe report describes how 23 year old ARTHUR SANT, son of Police Sergeant J H SANT of Bowden Police Station, had enlisted into the army in March 1916, went to France in July, and on the 30\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of July, within weeks it appears of arriving at the front line, whilst on stretcher-bearing duty, was shot in the left hand and was now hospitalised in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe newspaper report supports the suggestion that ARTHUR was a member of the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion, who, at the time, were involved in the Battle of the Somme, operating out of newly captured German trenches in the area close to Ovillers-la-Boiselle, and there is a famous photograph of members of A Coy the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion, showing them occupying a German trench in the area, and more to the point, showing you the conditions soldiers were living and operating in.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHaving returned to the England, ARTHUR was eventually transferred to the Labour Corps, and he was based out of the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Western Command Labour Centre, that was located in Chester and handled those soldiers who were from the north-west area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eARTHUR, the son of JOHN HERBERT and SARAH ANNE SANT, was born on the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1792 and baptised in the Parish of Bowden in Cheshire on the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August that same year, and in 1921, he was living with his wife at 17 Lunt Avenue in Crewe, and he was a crockery porter by profession, working for the London and North Western Railway Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54463901630810,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4262.jpg?v=1784793099"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-trio-1914-15-star-british-war-medal-victory-medal-south-african-bilingual-awarded-to-h-g-koch-of-the-utrecht-commando-maritz-rebellion-german-south-west-africa","title":"WW1 medal trio – 1914-15 Star, British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal (South African – Bilingual) – awarded to H G KOCH of the Utrecht Commando – ‘Maritz Rebellion’ \u0026 German South West Africa","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0036\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 medal trio – 1914-15 Star, British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal (South African – Bilingual) – awarded to H G KOCH of the Utrecht Commando – ‘Maritz Rebellion’ \u0026amp; German South West Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a World War One trio of medals, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal (South African - Bilingual), awarded to Private H.G.KOCH of the Utrecht Commando.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medals are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e1914-15 Star inscribed ‘PTE. H.G.KOCH, UTRECT CDO.’........’Utrecht’ misspelled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eBritish War \u0026amp; Bilingual Victory Medal inscribed ‘PTE. H.G.KOCH, UTRECHT CDO.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAccording to various websites dealing with the award of WW1 medals to South Africans, there were 318 x names listed on the British War \u0026amp; Victory Medal rolls for the Utrecht Commando, but the seller has not seen these records to confirm that number. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe Utrecht Commando was a volunteer force, raised in the late 1800s, who were engaged in military action against the British during the Boer War. Its members were typically made up of farmers and other local citizens, ‘burghers’ as they were known, who were from the local area, chose their own officers and leaders through a process of democratic selection, and deployed guerilla style tactics against the enemy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eUnfortunately, historical records relating to the Utrecht Commando are limited in number, and the recipient of this trio of medals, with only rank, initials and surname to work with, cannot be identified with absolute certainty, although the initial most likely belong to HENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCH, a name that appears quite often in the historical records for that particular area of South Africa, with no other names identified to suggest the initials belong to any other candidate, although this is no guarantee that the identification is correct.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAs to the events the Utrecht Commando were involved in during the early stages of WW1, there is a newspaper article titled ‘Letter from South Africa – Chasing the Rebels’ that appeared in the Oxfordshire Weekly News on the 27\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of January 1915 and gives us some idea........The letter, sent to Mrs W RANDALL of Heythrop in Oxfordshire, was from her brother, who was in South Africa and was taking part in the campaign against the rebels involved in the ‘Maritz Rebellion’ of 1914......The letter described how, at the beginning of October that year, the brother’s unit had been sent to the front at short notice, and had returned on the 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December. During this period, they had been fighting rebels in the Free State and Transvaal area, resulting in them chasing the notorious rebel leader KEMP \u003cb\u003e(\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eJAN CHRISTOFFEL GREYLING KEMP) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eover the border into another state area, a round trip of nearly 5,000 miles from Utrecht where they started out, and they were now preparing to deploy to German South West Africa, on the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of January 1915, quote, “to try and take their country from them”, a difficult task owing to the desert, lack of water and distance to be travelled, but with the expectation of there being heavy fighting when they arrived and lives being lost, a sacrifice the brother was prepared to make for the “sake of dear old England” .....The brother went on to describe how he was taking his eldest son PIET with him, and that he had also been promoted to the rank of Captain and Adjutant for service with the Utrecht Commando. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAs for the letter’s author, well, the Mrs W RANDALL referred to is believed to be AGNES CHARLOTTE RANDALL formerly LINDER (born 1869), who married WILLIAM RANDALL at St Nicholas Church in Heythrop in 1901 and then lived with him at Heythrop Cottage, and she was in turn the daughter of JAMES BLAKE LINDER (c1823\/24-1875), a former Farrier Major in the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Carabiniers (Dragoon Guards). AGNES was also brother to TWEED JAMES BLAKE LINDER (born 1872), who emigrated to South Africa in 1893, is believed to have served as a trooper in Kitchener’s Horse during the Boer War, married JOHANNA CATHARINA HENDRICA WESSELS at Utrecht in 1905, served with the Northern District Mounted Rifles during the ‘Natal’ conflict (Bambatha Rebellion) of 1906, was a lieutenant in the same regiment in at least 1909, and probably up to it being disbanded in 1913, and then served in the Utrecht Commando when the South African Defence Act of 1912 created the Union Defence Force and reformed some of the commandoes that had been outlawed and disbanded back in 1902. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eTWEED LINDER and his wife had at least four children, with three of them, AGNES, CYRIL and BEATRIX, born 1905, 1912 and 1916 respectively, all born at Utrecht, so the LINDER family were clearly living in this area over this period, and either side of TWEED’S service through the 1906 rebellion and the 1914-15 ‘Maritz Rebellion and GSWA, and it is the catchment area from which the Utrecht Commando members were drawn that is of interest when considering where our medal recipient H.G.KOCH came from and the particular KOCH family to whom he belonged, with, based on the names of those few members of the Utrecht Commando who have been identified, the locations Nooitgedacht, Goedehoop, Wakkerstroom, Spitzkop, Marthinusdrift and Paulpiertersburg all appearing in the associated records, and with some of these locations appearing more than once, for example, there are at least two places called ‘Spitzkop’ and ‘Goedehoop (Goedhoop)’ in the region, in each case, one close to Ermelo and one closer towards Utrecht, and this makes it very difficult whey trying to pin down exactly where these men came from. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAccepting HENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCH is likely to be the recipient’s name, then research has identified at least five occurrences of the name within the Utrecht and Ermelo district area, with four who could have served with the Utrecht Commando during WW1, as follows:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCH born 1865 – Son of HENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCH \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCH born c1888\/89 – Son of JOHAN PHILIPPUS JACOBUS KOCH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCH born c1891\/92 – Son of BERNARDUS C (HERMANUS) KOCH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHENDRIK GERHARDES KOCH born c1896\/97 – Son of DAVID KOCH \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe candidates - Information of note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThere are 2 x military records of note, for an H.G.KOCH and a P.J.KOCH, who were both recorded as members of the Utrecht Commando in 1900, and by way of a reminder, the Utrecht Commando were actively engaged in fighting against British troops at this time.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eIt is likely the P.J.KOCH named is PHILLIP JACOBUS KOCK, of ‘Uitzoek’ in the (Ward 14) district of Utrecht, who was killed in action on the 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1901, whilst serving with Boer forces during the ‘Battle of Pongola Bosch (Bush)’, because we know from other records that the Utrecht Commando were present at this action....PHILLIP was 53 years old at the time so born c1847\/48, and the associated death record provides that he was a married man and a stock farmer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePHILLIP, or PHILLIPPUS to give him his proper name, as it appears in most other records, was married to MAGDALENA MARIA KOCH formerly BIERMAN of Utrecht, and they had at least 10 x children, none of which have the initials H.G., so accepting PHILLIP JACOBUS is the likely to be the member of the Utrecht Commando in 1900, who went on to be killed at Pongola Bosch in 1901, then on the face of it, the other person named as a member of that unit in 1900 was not his son......He did have a brother however, called HENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCH, who was born on the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1832, married MARIA ELIZABETH formerly BESTER, and had at least 11 x children, of which one was also called HENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCH who was born on the 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of March....HENDRIK GERHARDUS Senior died on the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September 1902, after the war had ended, with his home recorded as Witklip in the district of Utrecht, although his place of death was elsewhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAt this point, again, accepting P J KOCH is probably PHILLIPPUS JACOBUS KOCH who died in 1901, then there are potentially two HENDRIK GERHARDUSES who may be candidates for H G KOCH, the other member of the Utrecht Commando in 1900, but there are others with that same name, living in and around the same region, as follows:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCH born c1888\/89 – He was the son of JOHAN PHILIPPUS JACOBUS KOCH (born c1858\/59) and MARIA SOPHIA MAGDALENA K KOCH formerly BREYTENBACK – There is a prisoner of war record for a 42 year old JOHAN PHILIPPUS JACOBUS KOCH and 12 year old H.G.KOCH, their home address ‘Weltevreden’ in the Ermelo district, who were captured in May 1901, believed to be members of the Ermelo Field Cornetcy or Commando, and were sent to Bermuda. That same month, his wife and other children were removed from their home and detained in Standerton Concentration Camp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCH born c1891\/92 – He was the son of BERNARDUS C (HERMANUS) KOCH (born c1866-69) and MARIA ELIZABETH. During the war, the whole family it appears, parents, children and BERNARDUS’S elderly mother, were held at the Volkrust Concentration Camp, with their home prior to detention recorded as ‘Waschbank (Wasbank)’, Vryheid and Witklip in Utrecht, on the face of it two different addresses. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHENDRIK GERHARDES KOCH born c1896\/97 – He was the son of DAVID KOCH (born 1873\/74) and CATRINA ALETTA KOCK of Witklip in Utrecht. CATRINA and her children were held at Jacobs Sidings Concentration Camp from April 1901, with the record describing how her husband was ‘on commando’, so away from the family fighting with the Boer forces. DAVID was captured later that year and arrived at the same camp in June.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAs you can see from the information provided, there are 5 x HENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCHS who appear in the records, some who would not have been of fighting age to have served in the Utrecht Commando in 1900, but could have gone on to serve with that unit during WW1, and there is a possibility further research may reveal even more occurrences of the name, such was the nature of Boer family naming, with the same names continually being passed down the line to further generations and across extended family lines, and it is highly likely all of those mentioned will be related in some way or form, and probably originate from the same family source travelling back in time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe South African historical records have not been easy to access and decipher, but those records that have been identified suggest that the recipient of this trio of medals is most likely to be HENDRIK GERHARDUS KOCH, however, several men bearing this name have been identified as living in the Utrecht and surrounding area, all potentially capable of being able to go to war in 1914, but unfortunately, it has not been possible to positively identify which of these, if any of course, is the true recipient, although further information may come to light in the future that may enable the recipient to be identified with greater certainty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during my research into this medal will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54493774676314,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/KochImage1.jpg?v=1785680906"},{"product_id":"ww1-victory-medal-single-medal-only-awarded-to-private-andrew-swan-of-the-17th-service-battalion-royal-scots-also-known-as-rosebery-s-bantams-wounded-in-action","title":"WW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) – Awarded to Private ANDREW SWAN of the 17th (Service) Battalion Royal Scots, also known as ‘Rosebery’s Bantams’ – Wounded in action","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0037\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) – Awarded to Private ANDREW SWAN of the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion Royal Scots, also known as ‘Rosebery’s Bantams’ – Wounded in action\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a single WW1 Victory Medal awarded to ANDREW SWAN the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion of the Royal Scots, or ‘Rosebery’s Bantams’ as they also referred to......ANDREW also served with the 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion of the regiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medal is inscribed ‘59584 PTE. A.SWAN. R.SCOTS.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAndrew suffered a gunshot wound to the lower extremities, further described as a simple flesh contusion or wound, and was admitted for medical treatment on the 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1918, with 52\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Field Ambulance and No 32 Ambulance Train recorded in the associated record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion were part of the 35\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Division and involved in the German Spring Offensive at the time, and were in the area of Ancre and the Somme front line at the time, and the 52\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Field Ambulance is believed to have been the medical unit that treated wounded soldiers operating in this area. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe is listed as wounded in the War Office Daily list number 5583, with the incident date recorded as the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of June 1918, and with his next of kin address provided as Girvan in Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Only limited research has been conducted into this medal and its recipient.....Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during this research will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54495108956506,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4378.jpg?v=1785750435"},{"product_id":"ww1-victory-medal-single-medal-only-awarded-to-private-thomas-pritchard-of-the-royal-army-service-corps","title":"WW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) – Awarded to Private THOMAS PRITCHARD of the Royal Army Service Corps","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0038\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) – Awarded to Private THOMAS PRITCHARD of the Royal Army Service Corps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a single WW1 Victory Medal awarded to THOMAS PRITCHARD of the Army Service Corps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medal is inscribed ‘M2-079160 PTE. T.PRITCHARD. A.S.C.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe service number prefix \u003cstrong\u003eM2\u003c\/strong\u003e indicates that Thomas Pritchard served in the Mechanical Transport branch of the Army Service Corps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Only very limited research has been conducted into this medal and its recipient.....Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during this research will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54495127404890,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4384.jpg?v=1785751562"},{"product_id":"ww1-victory-medal-single-medal-only-awarded-to-private-herbert-malcolm-bacon-of-the-queen-s-regiment-royal-west-surrey-later-labour-corps","title":"WW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) – Awarded to Private HERBERT MALCOLM BACON of the Queen’s Regiment (Royal West Surrey), later Labour Corps","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0039\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) – Awarded to Private HERBERT MALCOLM BACON of the Queen’s Regiment (Royal West Surrey), later Labour Corps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a single WW1 Victory Medal awarded to HERBERT MALCOLM BACON, originally of the Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, and later with the Labour Corps.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medal is inscribed ‘32727 PTE. H.M.BACON. THE QUEEN’S R.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Only very limited research has been conducted into this medal and its recipient.....Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during this research will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54495143723354,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4390.jpg?v=1785752845"},{"product_id":"ww1-british-war-medal-single-medal-only-brooched-missing-suspender-awarded-to-private-arthur-mizen-of-the-9th-service-battalion-the-essex-regiment-kia-battle-of-the-somme-1916-ovilers-la-boisselle","title":"WW1 British War Medal (Single medal only, brooched \u0026 missing suspender) – Awarded to Private ARTHUR MIZEN of the 9th (Service) Battalion the Essex Regiment – KIA Battle of the Somme 1916 (Ovilers-La Boisselle)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0040\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 British War Medal (Single medal only, brooched \u0026amp; missing suspender) – Awarded to Private ARTHUR MIZEN of the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion the Essex Regiment – KIA Battle of the Somme 1916 (Ovilers-La Boisselle)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a single, and very noticeably incomplete and seemingly brooched British War Medal awarded to ARTHUR MIZEN of the 9th (Service) Battalion of the Essex Regiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medal is missing its suspender, and it appears to have been brooched at some point in its life, with obvious markings to the left and right of King GEORGE Vs head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medal is inscribed ‘19274 PTE. A.MIZEN. ESSEX.R.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eARTHUR MIZEN, the son of WALTER and ELIZA MIZEN of Great Bardfield near Braintree in Essex, was a lance-corporal in the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion the Essex Regiment when he was killed in action on the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1916, the third day of the Battle of the Somme, and specifically, whilst involved in the battalion’s assault on the village of Ovillers-La Boisselle, that resulted in the unit sustaining a very large number of casualties, with in the region of 398 officers and men killed, wounded or missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt is worth noting that at the time of the Battle of the Somme, an infantry battalion may have been in the region of 1,000 men in strength, with some, the sick and wounded for example, remaining behind in England and awaiting being called upon to join the battalion overseas as and when required. In fact a battalion on the ground may have been more in the region of 700 to 800 strong, and if that was the case with the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion of the Essex Regiment, so let’s say it was made up of 750 men just prior to the operation on the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of July, then the loss of 398 officers and men killed, wounded or missing after it would have been a loss of over 50%, over half of the battalion, and a significant problem, not only in relation to the battalion and its effectiveness to take part in future actions, but to the morale of the remaining members, who would have seen friends and colleagues killed or just not returning after the event. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnd ARTHUR was one of those who never returned from the attack. He was originally recorded as missing, and it appears that his body was never recovered, because he is commemorated at the ‘Thiepval Memorial’ that is dedicated to those soldiers who have no known grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe relevant pages from the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion’s War Diary, and the handwritten summary of what occurred that day, titled ‘Report on operation carried out against Ovillers on the morning of the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e July 1916’, have been obtained and will accompany this medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs you can see, the medal has, at some point in its history, been converted into a brooch, with the brooch fitting seemingly removed, whilst leaving visible evidence of the alteration. It is impossible to know who and why this conversion was carried out, but it was not uncommon for the medals awarded to soldiers killed during WW1 to be adapted in this way and worn by close family members. Whether this medal was worn by Arthur's mother or another relative can never be known, but the alteration does form part of the medal's own history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eARTHUR was one of four brothers who served during WW1, and thankfully, for their parents, and then their mother on her own, because their father WALTER died in 1917, it must have been a difficult time, having lost one son to the War and having the trepidation of knowing her other three sons were also fighting overseas, with one brother, FREDERICK WILLIAM MIZEN, a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery, suffering a gunshot wound in 1917 that resulted in him losing his left eye and finger, and being discharged from the army in 1918......FRED went on to become a master craftsman in straw, creating the giant ‘Lion and Unicorn’ sculpture that was used at the Festival of Britain in 1951.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during this research will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54496062374234,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4395.jpg?v=1785772415"},{"product_id":"ww1-victory-medal-single-medal-only-awarded-to-private-william-duarte-of-the-1st-and-11th-battalions-of-the-hampshire-regiment-and-the-1st-battalion-the-devonshire-regiment-2","title":"WW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) – Awarded to Private WILLIAM DUARTE of the 1st and 11th Battalions of the Hampshire Regiment and the 1st Battalion the Devonshire Regiment","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0041\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 Victory Medal (Single medal only) – Awarded to Private WILLIAM DUARTE of the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e and 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalions of the Hampshire Regiment and the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the Devonshire Regiment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a single WW1 Victory Medal awarded to WILLIAM DUARTE, originally 30609 of the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e and the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalions of the Hampshire Regiment, and later 32353 with the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the Devonshire Regiment. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWILLIAM was transferred to the army reserve on the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medal is inscribed ‘30609 PTE. W.DUARTE. HAMPS.R.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE - This medal has been subject to very basic identification and service verification only, with no extended biographical research undertaken. If further information should come to light in the future, the listing and asking price may be updated accordingly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during this research will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54496485540186,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4403.jpg?v=1785783473"},{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-with-original-unused-ribbons-box-medal-envelope-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-gunner-frank-w-walker-of-the-royal-field-artillery-greater-london-district","title":"WW1 medal pair with original unused ribbons, box \u0026 medal envelope – British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal - Awarded to Gunner FRANK W WALKER of the Royal Field Artillery (Greater London District)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0044\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWW1 medal pair with original unused ribbons, box \u0026amp; medal envelope – British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal - Awarded to Gunner FRANK W WALKER of the Royal Field Artillery (Greater London District)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a WW1 medal pair, British War Medal and Victory Medal, with original unused ribbons, box and medal envelope, awarded to Gunner FRANK W WALKER of the Royal Field Artillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed ‘151115 GNR. F.W.WALKER. R.A.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGunner WALKER originally held service number 151115 but was provided a new service number (936138) in the later renumbering of Territorial Force soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe original service number 151115 was believed to have been issued around May to August 1916, probably under the ‘Derby Scheme’, but in January 1917, to address the Royal Artillery’s administrative issue over the same service numbers being allocated to members of the corps, there was a dedicated renumbering of the Royal Artillery Territorial Force members, and gunner WALKER was provided with a new number, 936138.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNo surviving record have been identified to indicate the exact battery, brigade or unit in which FRANK WALKER served, however, his later Territorial Force service number, 936138, is within the 935001–940000 block allocated to the 3rd London Brigade Royal Field Artillery, who later became the 282nd Brigade R.F.A. (T.F.), which suggests he served with one of the Royal Field Artillery's Territorial units from the Greater London district.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE - This medal has been subject to basic identification and service verification only, with no extended biographical research undertaken. If further information should come to light in the future, the listing and asking price may be updated accordingly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during this research will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54498379628890,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_4426.jpg?v=1785852557"},{"product_id":"interesting-ww1-medal-pair-british-war-victory-medal-awarded-to-albert-drayner-royal-navy-with-bronze-national-fire-brigade-union-long-service-medal-to-brother-james-drayner-sandgate-fire-brigade-kent-with-associated-british-fire-services-letter","title":"Interesting WW1 medal pair, British War \u0026 Victory Medal, awarded to ALBERT DRAYNER Royal Navy, with bronze National Fire Brigade Union Long Service Medal to brother JAMES DRAYNER, Sandgate Fire Brigade, Kent, with associated British Fire Services letter","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMM-MED-0045\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInteresting WW1 medal pair, British War \u0026amp; Victory Medal, awarded to ALBERT DRAYNER Royal Navy, with bronze National Fire Brigade Union Long Service Medal to brother JAMES DRAYNER, Sandgate Fire Brigade, Kent, with associated British Fire Services letter \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou are looking at a small but very interesting collection of medals, 3 x medals in total, a WW1 medal pair and a National Fire Brigade Union medal awarded to two members of the DRAYNER family, brothers, with an associated letter regarding the issue of the Fire Brigade medal, as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eBritish War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal inscribed ‘190089 A.DRAYNER. A.B. R.N.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eNational Fire Brigade Union Long Service Medal inscribed ‘J.S.DRAYNER Sandgate Fire Brigade 1912’, with ‘4727’ inscribed around the edge, with bars for ‘Five Years’ and ‘Ten Years’ additional service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eBritish Fire Services Association letter dated 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e November 1983, confirming that NFBU Medal number 4727 was issued to JAMES SMITH DRAYNER on the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1913, as a member of the Sandgate (Kent) Fire Brigade, having joined in May 1902, and that the bar was issued on the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eALBERT DRAYNER\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eALBERT DRAYNER was born at Cheriton in Kent on the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1880, and he was the youngest of the two brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe first joined the Royal Navy as a boy sailor on the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August 1896, with postings on HMS Impregnable, HMS Ganges and HMS Australia in 1898, this final ship being a member of the Royal Navy’s Coast Guard Squadron, tasked with coastal defence and training, and it was probably ALBERT’S final posting before he became an Ordinary Seaman on entering man service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eALBERT became an Ordinary Seamon on the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1898, his 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e birthday, and he is listed in the 1901 Census (Royal Navy), that was taken on the 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of March that year, as an Able Seaman aboard the First Class Battleship the ‘Ramillies’, flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, that was in company with HMS Boxer, a Torpedo Boat Destroyer, moored in the Grand Harbour, Valetta, Malta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn addition to HMS Ramillies, ALBERT served on other ships during his pre-war naval service, and there is nothing within his naval record to suggest he was involved in any active operations during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eALBERT first served in the Royal Navy for a period of 12 years, leaving on the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1910, and in 1911, he appears in the census for that year, living with his widowed mother and his older brother JAMES, and recorded as a labourer by profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eALBERT re-entered the Royal Navy during WW1, on the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1915, serving aboard HMS General Wolfe from the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of February 1916 to the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHMS General Wolfe, a member of the Dover Patrol, was primarily involved in shore bombardment operations, often anchored off the Belgian coast targeting German positions, especially coastal batteries that protected German warships and submarines (U-Boats) that were operating out of ports such as Ostend and Zeebrugge....In 1917, following a German upgrade to their coastal artillery defences, the ‘General Wolfe’ would often exchange fire with these coastal positions, most notably the enemies ‘Tirpitz’ battery that controlled large guns in protection of Ostend, and later, the ship was involved in preparing for amphibious operations that were due to take place on the Belgian coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1918, the General Wolfe underwent significant modification at Portsmouth, with a massive 18 inch MK I gun fitted to her quarterdeck, the largest gun ever fitted to a Royal Navy vessel, and in the September of that year, in the final stages of the war, and in support of ongoing allied operations, the ship started firing the new gun at a German held railway bridge at Snaeskerke in Belgium, and it was during this targeted bombardment that it fired a 3,320 lb (1,510 kg) shell, that travelled a distance of 36,000 yards, around 20.5 miles, and to this day, holds the record as being the longest combat shot ever fired in the history of the Royal Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe handwriting used on ALBERT’S naval service record is difficult to decipher in parts, but it appears that he was trained as a Seaman Gunner, and he attended HMS Vernon from the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April to the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September 1904, for five months, and ‘Vernon’ was the Royal Navy’s ‘Torpedo and Electrical School’, often simply referred to as the ‘Torpedo School’, so he was highly qualified in the weapons systems that existed at that time....Whether this weapons training was carried over into his WW1 service on the General Wolfe is not exactly clear, but \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe ‘Wolfe’ was a Shore-Bombardment Monitor, a heavy, slow moving, flat-bottomed ship that was designed to be able to get into shallow waters and target inland locations with very large guns, and ALBERT’S qualifications would have made him an ideal candidate for service on that type of ship. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eALBERT was demobilised and left the Royal Navy on the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eJAMES SMITH DRAYNER\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJAMES SMITH DRAYNER, the older of the two brothers, was born at Sandgate in Cheriton on the 24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1872.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1901, according to the census for that year, JAMES was living at Pembroke Street in Devonport, and he was described as a stoker in the Royal Navy, quote, ‘Navy Man’, but unfortunately, no naval service record can be found for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAccording to the British Fire Services Association letter that comes with these medals, JAMES joined the Sandgate (Kent) Fire Brigade in May 1902, and he was awarded NFBU Medal No 4727 on the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of March 1913, receiving the 5 x year additional service bar on the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of August 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJAMES SMITH DRAYNER married ELLEN MARIA SANDELL at Stoke Damerel (Devonport area) in 1898 (June quarter, volume 5b page 714), but in 1901, when JAMES was living at Pembroke Street in Devonport, ELLEN was not listed alongside him, she was listed as an inmate at the Devonport Workhouse, and sadly, ELLEN MARIA DRAYNER died that same year, at the age of 30, with the event registered at Devonport in the September quarter of 1901 (Volume 5b page 183).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom the post 1901 census records in which both JAMES and ALBERT DRAYNER appear, they are listed together alongside other members of their family, and they are together in the 1939 Register when they were in the late 50s to late 60s, so they appear to have remained together into later life, which probably explains why these medals remained together also, and they are being sold as a family grouping, in the hope that any future owner will also keep them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during this research will be 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