Description: For sale is a WW1 British Victory medal that is engraved to 114280 Gnr J Raw R.A. James Raw was born on the 16th of February 1890, and was 23 years 169 days old upon enlisting into the British army. He occupation on enlisting was a butcher. And he lived at 50 Market Street in Bolton upon enlistment. James Raw had previous military experience with the army service corps where he served with them for seven days. He enlisted into the British army and served with the royal garrison artillery from the 7th August 1916 onwards. James Raw was entitled to the British war medal, victory medal and silver war badge. Unfortunately only his victory medal is present. James served with the royal garrison artillery, in various coys and siege battalions including; 42nd Coy, 259th siege battalion and 284th siege battalion. James Raw was discharged from the British army on the 6th of September 1917 after contracting Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) whilst serving in France. This is why he was entitled to the silver war badge. This medal is in mostly good condition however the ribbon itself is damaged, so please see photos for more details. Accompanying this medal is six scans of his service records. Upon payment please let me know if you would prefer digital scans or printed copies. There is still plenty of research to be done on this medal! These will be sent via royal mail 1st class signed for and dispatched within two working days.
Price: 35 GBP
Location: Southampton
End Time: 2024-11-18T13:30:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.45 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 14 days
Type: Medals & Ribbons
Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
Clothing Type: Jackets
Era: 1914-1945
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Country/ Organization: Great Britain
Service: Army
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
