King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in Mesopotamia? : Private H P Herbert, 6th (Service) Battalion, KORLR, attached Royal Field Artillery

Holder's service details :

Horace Pryce Herbert
Military Year:1914-1920
Rank:Private
Medal Awarded:British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps:King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Regimental Number:32669
Previous Units:6th K.O.R.L. Att R.F.A. 32669 Pte

Medal condition :

Very Fine with some loss to gilding.

6th (Service) Battalion
Formed at Lancaster in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under command of 38th Brigade, 13th (Western) Division.
Moved to Gallipoli in July 1915. Went to Egypt in January 1916 and thence to Mesopotamia.

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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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