Sunday, 9 October 2016

The Buffs at War: 35258 Pte W Palumbo, 6th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment

Holder's details:

W Palumbo 35258
William Palumbo
Regiment or Corps:Buffs (East Kent) Regiment
Regimental Number:G/35258 G/35258 6 Bn: E. Kent Pte

The 6th (Service) Battalion was raised at Canterbury in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's First New Army (K1), seeing action at the Battles of Loos, the Somme, and Arras as well as resisting the German Spring Offensive of 1918.

Medal condition:

Fine. Significant soiling/loss of finish. Grubby length of original ribbon.

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