WW1 medal pair – British War Medal & Victory Medal – Awarded to Private LEONARD BUSHELL of the 2/4th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment, later the 20th Battalion the Rifle Brigade

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WW1 medal pair – British War Medal & Victory Medal – Awarded to Private LEONARD BUSHELL of the 2/4^th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment, later the 20^th Battalion the Rifle Brigade

You are looking at a British War Medal and Victory Medal awarded to LEONARD BUSHELL of the 2/4^th Royal West Kent Regiment (service number 201407), who went on to serve with the 20^th Battalion the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) (Service number 47456 & 213115).

The medals are inscribed ‘201407 PTE. L.BUSHELL. R.W.KENT.R.’

From the service numbers provided, it is likely LEONARD enlisted into the Royal West Kent Regiment no earlier than March 1917 and probably served with 2/4^th Battalion who were operating in Egypt and Palestine. At some point, he was transferred to the 20^th Battalion the Rifle Brigade, a home service unit which included men who had been downgraded through injury or illness and were no longer considered fit for front line combat areas.

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