Holder's details:
G/9874 Pte George Doherty
G/ prefix indicating short service enlistment in one of the home counties battalions.
Served with the following battalions:
13th (Service) Battalion
17th (Service) Battalion (1st Football)
George Doherty
Military Year: 1914-1920
Rank: Private
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps: Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment
Regimental Number: G/9874
Previous Units: G/9874. 17th Middx Pte., G/9874. 13th Middx
Some notes about the regiment:
Bruce Bairnsfather was acting Captain in the Regiment.
Nicknamed the "Die Hards".
49 battalions were raised during the Great War, with over 12,000 casualties.
Medal condition:
Fine:much loss of gilding, some discolouration. Short length of modern replacement ribbon.
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