King's Royal Rifle Corps and Army Cyclist Corps Old Contemptible: Pte C H Boot

Holder's service details:

C H Boot
Military Year:1914
Rank:Rifleman
Medal Awarded:1914 Star
Regiment or Corps:King's Royal Rifle Corps
Regimental Number:10774
Sub Unit:1st Battalion

Date of entry into French theatre: 13 August 1914

Transfered (2nd Battn?) Army Cyclist Corps, new s/n 875

Cyril Hugh Boot
Military Year:1914-1920
Rank:Private
Medal Awarded:British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps:Lincolnshire Regiment
Regimental Number:63381
Previous Units:10774. 1/K.R. Rif. C. Pte., 875. 2/A. Cyclist C.

Medal condition:

Very Fine. Original ribbon.

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Liverpool Scottish Old Contemptible: Sjt S Almond, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment

Holder's service details:

Sydney Almond
Military Year: 1914-1920
Rank: Sergeant
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps: The King's (Liverpool) Regiment
Regimental Number: 1820
Previous Units: 1820. 10th. KLR. Sgt.

S Almond
Military Year: 1914
Rank: Sergeant
Medal Awarded: 1914 Star
Regiment or Corps: The King's (Liverpool) Regiment
Regimental Number: 1820
Sub Unit: 10th Battalion

Of 24 Chapel Street, Anfield

Embodied 5 August 1914, promoted corporal 28 August 1914, promoted to Sergeant 15 September 1914, 1 November 1914 date of entry into theatre. 15 July 1915 wound to face - accidental detonator explosion. In France to 20 February 1916. Termination of engagement/term expired 29 July 1916.

Sydney Almond
Regiment or Corps: 10 Sco[ttish Battalion] K L'pool
Regimental Number: 1820

Sydney Almond
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1892
Birth Place: Anfield, Lancashire, England
Age: 17
Document Year: 1909
Regimental Number: 1820
Regiment Name: 10 Th Scottish Battalion The Kings L,Pool Regiment
Form Title: Territorial Force Attestation

Medal condition:

Fine. Loss of gilding to obverse, reverse intact. Original ribbon.

Boer War veteran and Old Contemptible in the Army Postal Service: Sgt B H Walden

Holder's service details:

Sgt (previously Sapper) Bertram H Walden
27779
Royal Engineers
Postal Section
Entitled 1914 Star (date of entry into French Theatre 12 September 1914); Old Contemptible. Postman in civilian life.

Attested March 1906 as Corporal, Army Postal Corps (service number 928).
Transferred Army Reserve. Previously attested 17 January 1900? Corporal? Served Middlesex Regiment, entitled Queen's South Africa and King's South Africa Medals.

Medal condition:

Very Fine. Some small marks, spots of corrosion, verdigrisation.

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