WW1 medal trio - 1914-15 Star, British War medal & Victory Medal – Private JOSEPH WARRINGTON - Manchester Regiment – GALLIPOLI Campaign

Reference: MM-MED-0002

You are looking at a WW1 trio of medals awarded to Private 1703 JOSEPH WARRINGTON of the 7^th Battalion the Manchester Regiment, later Lance Corporal 275586 of the 1/5^th Battalion the Manchester Regiment.

The medals are:

·       1914-15 Star inscribed '1703 PTE. J.WARRINGTON. MANCH:R.'

·       British War Medal inscribed '1703 PTE. J.WARRINGTON. MANCH.R.'

·       Victory Medal inscribed '1703 PTE. J.WARRINGTON. MANCH.R.'

The 7^th Battalion were a Territorial Force unit and, according to the ‘Army Service Numbers’ website/blogsite, Private 1632 of the Battalion joined on the 25^th of February 1913, and Private 2032 joined on the 28^th 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.

The 1/7^th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment arrived at Alexandria Egypt on the 25^th of September 1914, and from there, made their way to Gallipoli where they landed at Cape Helles on the 6^th 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.

The battalion were part of the 127^th Brigade, 42^nd (East Lancashire) Division, and they were involved in heavy fighting during the ‘2^nd Battle of Krithia’ (6^th-8^th May 1915), the ‘3^rd Battle of Krithia’ (4^th June 1915) and the ‘Battle of Krithia Vineyard’ (6^th-13^th August 1915).

At 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. 

On the 8^th of December 1915, the 1/7^th Battalion were evacuated from Gallipoli, and they  returned to Egypt where the 127^th (Manchester) Brigade were in action during the ‘Battle of Romani’ (3^rd-5^th August 1916).  

Following their service at Gallipoli and in Egypt, the 1/7^th and the 1/5^th 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.

JOSEPH was disembodied from military service on the 18^th of February 1919, and a later military record provides his address as 23 Prince Street, Ardwick, Manchester.

JOSEPH WARRINGTON, the son of JOHN and AMY WARRINGTON, was born on the 4^th of September 1894 and baptised at Ardwick in Manchester on the 26^th 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^th of December 1947 and was buried at Gorton Cemetery.

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