{"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","url":"https:\/\/maddoxmedals.co.uk\/products\/british-war-victory-medal-pair-to-john-cambridge-kings-liverpool-regiment","provider":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}