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Victory medal WW1

PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:16 pm
by Ap Rhys
Hi Louis,

Pte. Benjamin Price served in the Worcester Regiment in WW1 but I have been unable to trace a record anywhere of his service. His Victory Medal includes the number 14552.
Have you any record please?

Regards

Re: Victory medal WW1

PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:30 pm
by corona
Hi Ap Rhys,
Pte Benjamin Price's Service/Pension have not survived.
His MIC records the following:-
14552 WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
29188 COLDSTREAM GUARDS.
Theatre of War 1st served in 2B(GALLIPOLI) 23/9/1915.
Medals awarded 1914/15 Star War and Victory Medals
These were forfeited .He had Deserted 4/4/1920 .
On 20/1/1924 he applied for his medals and these were granted.
His address was listed as 6,Trinity Gardens,Worcester.
Regards,
corona.

Re: Victory medal WW1

PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:56 pm
by Ap Rhys
Hi corona

Thanks for swift response.

Re: Victory medal WW1

PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2012 9:40 pm
by allanp
Hi

I have found a reference in the 27th May 1916 edition of the Worcester Herald.

Wounded
14552 Pte B. Price - Worcester

Regads Allan

Re: Victory medal WW1

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 8:04 pm
by Ap Rhys
Allan,

Big thanks. A step further. His brother Pte William Price 6147 also of the 4th Battalion may be mentioned in the Worcester Herald also, wounded Cape Helles August 1915 . I hadn't found either to date.

Thanks,

Re: Victory medal WW1

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 9:35 pm
by allanp
Hi ?

I have found 2 entries in the Bromsgrove & Droitwich Messenger.

27 February 1915 edition
Rejoined 6th Battalion 18th February 1915
6147 Pte W. Price

11 September 1915 edition
Wounded
4th Battalion
6147 Pte W. Price

Regards Allan

Re: Victory medal WW1

PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2012 11:30 pm
by Ap Rhys
Hi Allan,

Thanks again.

Ap Rhys

Re: Victory medal WW1

PostPosted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:42 pm
by Simon_Fielding
If he served in the Guards, would they possibly have a copy of his service records?

Re: Victory medal WW1

PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:10 pm
by Ap Rhys
Hi,

Can soemone clarify for me please whether the 2nd Battalion (2B note on a MIC) served at Gallipoli, and if not whether if a soldier was on detachment to another Battalion say 4th, his MIC card would normally show it?

(Thanks also Simon (01/06/12) for CSG suggestion)

Regards