{"product_id":"ww1-medal-trio-1914-15-star-british-war-medal-and-victory-medal-awarded-to-private-17271-robert-allport-of-the-5th-battalion-durham-light-infantry-seriously-wounded-in-action-and-discharged-possible-somme-wounding","title":"WW1 medal trio – 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, awarded to Private 17271 ROBERT ALLPORT of the 5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry – Seriously wounded in action and discharged – Possible Somme wounding - Died 1919 Pleurisy","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0067\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;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\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;\"\u003eWW1 medal trio – 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, awarded to Private 17271 ROBERT ALLPORT of the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion Durham Light Infantry – Seriously wounded in action and discharged – Possible Somme wounding - Died 1919 Pleurisy\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\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at WW1 trio of medals, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal awarded to Private ROBERT ALLPORT of the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the Durham Light Infantry (service number 17271), who later served with the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the Royal Scots (service number 331038.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed ‘17271 PTE R.ALLPORT DURH.L.I.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eROBERT enlisted into the Durham Light Infantry on the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of November 1914 and landed in France on the 27\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of June 1915.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eHe later went on to serve in the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion the Royal Scots, with the new service number 331038................The 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion of the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) were allocated the number block 325001 to 350000 in March 1917 under the major renumbering of the Territorial Force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAccording to a later military pension record, held in ROBERT’S Royal Scots identity, he was discharged from the army on the 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1917, having sustained gunshot wounds to his thigh and lower back, however, this date conflicts with his Silver War Badge record that records his date of discharge as the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1917. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eROBERT ALLPORT cannot be found in any newspaper article relating to wounded soldiers in either the Durham Light Infantry or the Royal Scots, so it is not clear as to when he was injured and where, however, the following should be considered:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eWithin the ‘ROLL OF INDIVIDUALS’ entitled to (1) the Decoration (1914-15 Star)’, and (2) the ‘War Badge’, there are, in addition to ROBERT ALLPORT, at least 6 x other former 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion DLI soldiers who were transferred to the Royal Scots, as follows:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePrivate 17272 R CALVERT, who disembarked on the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1915, ‘331043 Pte. Disc’ (Discharged) – Record shows a disposal having taken place on the 24\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1917, under authority D\/37C, but unclear if this relates to the award of a medal or soldier’s discharge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePrivate 8044 J CLARK, who disembarked on the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1915, ‘331048 Pte, Disc’ (Discharged) – Record shows a disposal having taken place on the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1917, but unclear if this relates to the award of a medal or soldier’s discharge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePrivate 8873 THOMAS W CLASPER, who disembarked on the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1915, ‘331039 Pte. Disc’\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(Discharged) – Record shows he was discharged on the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1917, at the age of 29, due to wounds sustained\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e7959 J A.KIRTON (KIRKTON), who disembarked on the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e April 1915, ‘331050 Pte. Disc.’ (Discharged) – Record shows he was discharged on the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1917, at the aged of 23, due to wounds sustained\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e DLI (6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e DLI 2060) – Private 7085 JAMES McDONALD, who disembarked on the 27\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of June 1915, ‘331044, Pte. Disc.’ (Discharged) – Record shows he was discharged on the 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1917 due to sickness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePrivate 7655 GEORGE SNOWDEN (alt. SNOWDON), who disembarked on the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1915, ‘331041, Pte. Disc’ (Discharged) – Record shows he was transferred on the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1917, but this may be his transfer from the DLI to the Royal Scots, or his transfer to the ‘T.F.Reserve’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe above records are confusing but should be considered in line with Private ROBERT ALLPORT who was discharged from the army on the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of July 1917, due to wounds sustained. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe date ROBERT was wounded cannot be established within the available records, or indeed the dates any of the other 6 x soldiers mentioned were wounded, but it is likely, at least in ROBERT’S case, that his injuries were caused whilst serving with the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion DLI, and probably during the Somme Offensive of 1916, where we know the battalion suffered heavy casualties from the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September to the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of October, according to the CWGC records.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eFrom the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e to the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September 1916, the battalion was involved in the Flers-Courcelette Assault, with the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e famous as the first day tanks were deployed into battle in WW1.....Initially in reserve, the battalion soon found themselves at the front, where they suffered many casualties through German artillery and machine gun fire. From the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e to the 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September, they remained in position, but continued to suffer constant bombardment, and from the 26\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of September to the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of October, they were involved in further action along the Flers Line, and in the British advance towards Eaucourt L’Abbaye. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAs to the nature of ROBERT’S injuries, they suggest a significant wounding, gunshot wounds to his thigh and lower back, that resulted in him being discharged from the army as being longer fit for further military service..........Ane there is a possibility he sustained his wounds during the heavy fighting on the Somme, because, as previously suggested, the 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion DLI suffered heavy casualties during this period of the war, however, no record can be found to assist us in establishing when and where he was injured, so this is a theory that cannot be backed up with other historical information.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBy early 1917, ROBERT had been allocated the new Royal Scots service number 331038 as part of the major renumbering of the Territorial Force, however, although this places him administratively within the 8th Battalion of the regiment, there is no evidence to suggest that he served overseas with that battalion, and the circumstances of this transfer \u0026amp; renumbering remain unclear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eROBERT NEVENS (alt. NEVIN) ALLPORT, the son of JOSEPH and MARGARET JANE ALLPORT, was born at Gateshead on the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of April 1880 and was baptised in the same area on the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e of May that same year. He was married to MARGARET (formerly HUTCHINSON), and pension records show him living at 2 Ellison Square, Gateshead-on-Tyne when his war injuries were being assessed by the military authorities around 1917........He died of pleurisy on the 30\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1919.\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\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = \u003c\/span\u003eThe exact date and location of ROBERT ALLPORT’S wounding has not been established within the available historical records, however, his pension records confirm gunshot wounds to the thigh and lower back and his subsequent discharge due to these wounds. ROBERT served with the \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5th Battalion the Durham Light Infantry, who suffered heavy casualties during the Somme fighting in September-October 1916, and this is a possible period in which he may have been wounded, although this has to be considered hypothesis rather than documented fact.\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\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during this research will be provided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54878682087770,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_5400.jpg?v=1790697485","url":"https:\/\/maddoxmedals.co.uk\/products\/ww1-medal-trio-1914-15-star-british-war-medal-and-victory-medal-awarded-to-private-17271-robert-allport-of-the-5th-battalion-durham-light-infantry-seriously-wounded-in-action-and-discharged-possible-somme-wounding","provider":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}