{"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","url":"https:\/\/maddoxmedals.co.uk\/products\/ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-thomas-grundy-williams-machine-gun-corps","provider":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}