WW1 Duo & India Waziristan Medal To Bertie Gibbs Royal Tank Corps

For sale is a WW1 Medal Duo & India Waziristan 1921-24 Medal To Bertie Gibbs Royal Tank Corps. 

The British war medal and victory medal are engraved “21037 Pte b e gibbs hamps r” and the India general service medal With the Waziristan clasp is engraved “787409 Pte b e gibbs r rank corps.” The St John ambulance medal is also engraved “A162804 Bertie E Gibbs.”

This grouping comes with the original postal envelope, half the ww1 medal duo box, British war medal, victory medal, India general service medal with the Waziristan clasp. 

Bertie was born in Portsmouth in 1881 and was married to Rose Mitchell who was a spinster, and they had two kids named Bertie Ernest Mitchell and Winifred rose Mitchell.

During World War One bertie served with the royal Hampshire regiment under the service number 2103 at the rank of private and then with the 7th Armoured Car Company royal tank corps (later known as the desert rats) under the service number 7874090 at the rank of private some time in 1921. 

Bertie whilst serving with the 15th (Service) battalion (2nd Portsmouth) royal Hampshire regiment was wounded twice. The first time was the 4th September 1918 with a gun shot wound to the scalp. And then again on the 10th of October 1918. 

On the 17th of September 1925 he was awarded the India general service medal with the Waziristan clasp.

Bertie later became a member of St John ambulance (this is what the medal is). 

Accompanying this medal is 9 scans of their service records. Upon payment please let me know if you would prefer digital scans or printed copies. 

These will be sent via Royal Mail special delivery and dispatched within two working days.