Igor Ostapenko Posted March 9, 2006 Posted March 9, 2006 9089 Acting Serjeant Arthur Reginald Willey, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment Russian St. George 4th class London Gazette 25.08.1915
Tony Posted March 9, 2006 Posted March 9, 2006 Another fantastic group Igor.Do you not have his Star?Tony
leigh kitchen Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 Willy is referred to in this thread as an Acting Sergeant, Sergeant & a Company Sergeant Major - it looks as if he was actually a Company Sergeant Major at the time of his death.Does his Medal Index Card show whether his 1914 or 1914 - 15 Star was actually issued to his next of kin?How about a check of the Battalion War Diary for the date of death - it may not add anything to what's already known, but then again it might.
Igor Ostapenko Posted May 1, 2007 Author Posted May 1, 2007 Willy is referred to in this thread as an Acting Sergeant, Sergeant & a Company Sergeant Major - it looks as if he was actually a Company Sergeant Major at the time of his death.Does his Medal Index Card show whether his 1914 or 1914 - 15 Star was actually issued to his next of kin?How about a check of the Battalion War Diary for the date of death - it may not add anything to what's already known, but then again it might.Must to be 1914 Star with "MONS" bar . But I don't have medals card (May be somebody can help me - I'll send money by PayPal and YOU help me with medals card ? )
leigh kitchen Posted May 1, 2007 Posted May 1, 2007 Yes, the Star will have his rank in 1914, the other medals his rank at time of death - I usually get mixed up on this, but I think that they also have his original regiment on them, even if he transferred to a different one by the time of death?Ed will no doubt straighten us out on that one.I'll send you a PM re checking the MIC & I'll check the entry in "Soldiers Died".
Igor Ostapenko Posted May 1, 2007 Author Posted May 1, 2007 (edited) Sorry , some of "my" fleet awards without documents . I have medals card of Willey Edited May 1, 2007 by Igor Ostapenko
leigh kitchen Posted May 1, 2007 Posted May 1, 2007 Ah, right - so the card shows him as sergeant strange, presumably he was actually a Company Sergeant Major at the time of his death but the card had'nt yet been updated.
leigh kitchen Posted May 1, 2007 Posted May 1, 2007 Acting Sergeant at time of his Russian award presumably.
leigh kitchen Posted May 1, 2007 Posted May 1, 2007 Ah, I wondered if he may have been an Acting CSM - but even so Id've thought that he would have been a substantive Staff or Colour Sergeant on his BWM & VM?It's nice when you can get that much detail on the action down to "your" man being named.
Igor Ostapenko Posted May 1, 2007 Author Posted May 1, 2007 (edited) leigh kitchen Thank you !!! Edited May 1, 2007 by Igor Ostapenko
Jim Strawbridge Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Out of interest I am the recent purchaser of the 1914 star which is named to 9089 L.Cpl. A.R. Willey. 1/Devon.R. As I live in Devonshire it has probably been in the county since it was issued.
leigh kitchen Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 It's great that the 1914 StarStar is "found", that it isn't lost for goof. I wonder how it became seperated from the rest of the group?
Mervyn Mitton Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 Jim Strawbridge - welcome to GMIC. Good to have confirmation on this medal - original posting goes back a long way. Mervyn
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