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Pair: Private F. Crockett, 14th (Swansea) Battalion, Welch Regiment, later Lancashire Fusili...
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Pair: Private F. Crockett, 14th (Swansea) Battalion, Welch Regiment, later Lancashire Fusiliers, who was wounded in action during one of the final large-scale attacks of the Great War British War and Victory Medals (78681 Pte. F. Crockett. Welsh R.) mounted as worn, nearly very fine (2) £50-£70 --- Frederick Crockett attested for the 3rd Battalion, Welch Regiment on 30 September 1916. Transferred to the 14th Battalion, he took part in the final major engagement of the Welch Division on 4 November 1918 which aimed to continue the push east and capture vast tracts of enemy-held territory around the French commune of Locquignol. The attack proved a considerable success, the Division capturing 500 prisoners, 35 guns, and securing the last intact bridge across the River Sambre at Berlaimont, but stubborn German resistance and well-placed machine-gun nests caused heavy casualties. Receiving a gunshot wound the following day, Crockett was evacuated to the 59th Casualty Clearing Station at Awoingt, and spent over a month under treatment in hospital. He was awarded a Silver War Badge on 9 May 1919. Discharged on Christmas Eve 1918, Crockett returned home to 16, Cross Cliff, Glosesh, Derbyshire. He later returned to the Colours with the 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, from 8 November 1921 to November 1929, and was at some point raised Corporal (No. 3438947). Sold with an attractive approximately A5-sized colour certificate of discharge from the Lancashire Fusiliers, mounted upon card.
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Pair: Private F. Crockett, 14th (Swansea) Battalion, Welch Regiment, later Lancashire Fusiliers, who was wounded in action during one of the final large-scale attacks of the Great War British War and Victory Medals (78681 Pte. F. Crockett. Welsh R.) mounted as worn, nearly very fine (2) £50-£70 --- Frederick Crockett attested for the 3rd Battalion, Welch Regiment on 30 September 1916. Transferred to the 14th Battalion, he took part in the final major engagement of the Welch Division on 4 November 1918 which aimed to continue the push east and capture vast tracts of enemy-held territory around the French commune of Locquignol. The attack proved a considerable success, the Division capturing 500 prisoners, 35 guns, and securing the last intact bridge across the River Sambre at Berlaimont, but stubborn German resistance and well-placed machine-gun nests caused heavy casualties. Receiving a gunshot wound the following day, Crockett was evacuated to the 59th Casualty Clearing Station at Awoingt, and spent over a month under treatment in hospital. He was awarded a Silver War Badge on 9 May 1919. Discharged on Christmas Eve 1918, Crockett returned home to 16, Cross Cliff, Glosesh, Derbyshire. He later returned to the Colours with the 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, from 8 November 1921 to November 1929, and was at some point raised Corporal (No. 3438947). Sold with an attractive approximately A5-sized colour certificate of discharge from the Lancashire Fusiliers, mounted upon card.
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