Saturday, 8 October 2016

Lloyd George's Welsh Army: Pte W Argent, 11th (2nd Gwent) Battalion, South Wales Borderers, 115th Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division

Holder's service details:

William Argent
Military Year: 1914-1920
Rank: Private
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps: South Wales Borderers
Regimental Number: 22896
Previous Units: 22896 11/S. Wales Bord Pte, 22896 11/S. Wales Bord, 22896 11/S. Wales Bord, 22896 115/M.G.C. [Machine Gun Company], 22896 11/S. Wales Bord, 22896 11/S. Wales Borderers

William Argent
Military Year: 1914-1920
Rank: Private
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps: South Wales Borderers
Regimental Number: 22896
Previous Units: 22896 Att 115/TMB [Trench Mortar Battery], 22896 11/S. Wales Bord, 22896 2/Ent. Bn, 22896 2/Ent. Bn, 22896 10/S. Wales Bord.
Medal Forfeited: Yes[? nb appears to be a mistake.]

Notes on the Battalion:

11th (Service) Battalion (2nd Gwent)
Formed at Brecon on 5 December 1914 by the Welsh National Executive Committee and
came under the orders of 130th Brigade, 43rd Division, which on
29 April 1915 was renamed 115th Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division. Landed at Le Havre on 4 December 1915.

Medal condition:

Very Fine. Some loss to gilding. Long length of original ribbon.

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