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Re: WW1 British War Medal and Victory Medal Number?
« Reply #9 on: Friday 29 December 23 17:35 GMT (UK) »
I used to play in Fort Camp in Hightown as a Kid in Ford
Got involved in this case as Administrator of King's Forum as the Family were told he was in the King's Liverpool Regt but we can't explain why pre Conscription he Enlisted into the Border Regt in 1914 presume he lived in Walton area then.
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Re: WW1 British War Medal and Victory Medal Number?
« Reply #10 on: Friday 29 December 23 17:36 GMT (UK) »
#12027 relates to 1st Btn Border Regiment, 'D' Company (image courtesy of Find My Past)

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Re: WW1 British War Medal and Victory Medal Number?
« Reply #11 on: Friday 29 December 23 17:39 GMT (UK) »
He was under #12027 in December 1916 (snippet image courtesy of Find My Past)

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Re: WW1 British War Medal and Victory Medal Number?
« Reply #12 on: Friday 29 December 23 17:44 GMT (UK) »
His service history shows:

Home -- 29.8.1914 to 29.7.1915
MEF (Dardanelles) -- 30.7.1915 to 18.3.1916
BEF -- 19.3.1916 to 5.7.1916
Home -- 6.7.1916 to 19.2.1919
To Army Reserve -- 20.2.1919

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Re: WW1 British War Medal and Victory Medal Number?
« Reply #13 on: Friday 29 December 23 17:46 GMT (UK) »
To MFP as L/Corporal 11.8.1917

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Re: WW1 British War Medal and Victory Medal Number?
« Reply #14 on: Friday 29 December 23 17:48 GMT (UK) »
Wow !!!
AllanUK that explains that letter.
Strange Case this.
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Re: WW1 British War Medal and Victory Medal Number?
« Reply #15 on: Saturday 30 December 23 11:04 GMT (UK) »
Wow !!!
AllanUK that explains that letter.
Strange Case this.

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