Tunneller Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I am just back from a visit to the Chemin Des Dames researching a French Captain from 18 RI. However,whilst there I got fascinated at the actions of 13th September 1914 by the BEF so thought I would get myself a trio to the Guards.Attached is a 1914 Trio awarded to Corporal Frank Bradley Coldstream Guards. He landed in France 12/8/14 so must have been on the Aisne in September 1914. I am hoping this does not become another obsession, but I`m not confient on that pointJim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Lovely group, he served in the 2nd Battalion, Frank according to the medal roll was acting Sgt, he enlisted 21 Jan 1909 transferred to the reserve 1913, mobilized 1914 and discharged 7 March 1919 as an acting Sgt, he was also issued the silver wound badge for a gun shot wound to the head and shoulder he got on the 1st November 1914. (at this point the battalion was down to 150 men led by the QM), He was 18 when he enlisted and was born in 1891 in Nottingham (he married in 1912) he served in France from the time he arrived until 8 December 1914, he stayed in the UK for the duration of the war, he trained as a (1st class) signaler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunneller Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Dante,Many thanks for this valuable information. i really appreciate you postingJim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 With a nice group like that you could do a lot worse than making it an obsession.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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