KGV General Service Medal. North West Persia. (NoPerForce) Eacott. Royal Berkshire. Maiden
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About this item
Correctly named 5329885 Pte WT Eacott R Berks R
Born in July 1900 to Thomas and Ellen in Maidenhead.
We find William Thomas with his family in 1911 living at Wroughton Farm, Compton, Berkshire.
William enlisted into the Royal Berkshire Regiment, one would presume post WWI as he is not entitled to any WWI medals. He also has the service number 55338 with the Berkshire's.
The General Service Medal with North West Persia was awarded to members of NoPerForce (North Persia Force) and those on various lines of communications serving under Brigadier-General Hugh Bateman-Champain from 10 August to 31 December 1920. This would place William with the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshires.
The force was a large brigade which consisted of:
1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers
1st Battalion, 42nd Deoli Regiment
122nd Rajputana Infantry
1st Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles
Guides Cavalry
A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
No. 30 Squadron RAF
15th Light Armoured Motor Battery
31st Indian Pack Battery
48th Divisional Signal Company
19th Company 3rd Sappers and Miners
Reinforcements sent from Mesopotamia:
1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
2 platoons of the 1st Battalion, 67th Punjabis were based at Tabriz
In 1921, he is listed as being in the Army overseas.
He was to marry Alice Louisa Ireland in 1938 and in 1939 we find them living at Schofield, Buckleberry, Bradfield, Berkshire.
William died in 1986.
The medal has an original silk ribbon.
There is a mark on the medal at 12 o'clock, looks to have happened during costruction? Please see the picture.
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