WW1 Trio and Iraq GSM

[Jerry B]

A great group and congrats on the new job.

[Jerry B]

The Iraq bar for the General Service Medal was issued for service between December 1919 to November 1920.

[edelweiss123]

The Iraq bar for the General Service Medal was issued for service between December 1919 to November 1920.

Thank You Jerry. The guy had one hell of a service career. Will be doing further research into him for sure.

[Jerry B]

Thank You Jerry. The guy had one hell of a service career. Will be doing further research into him for sure.

Indeed, some of them served a long time and got around a lot. I have a service book for one soldier who served with the Welch regiment from 1919 to 1931, seeing action in Waziristan and then rejoined in 1940 and served with the Cheshire and Kings regiments before ending up in the Royal Welch Fusiliers until wars end.

[Tango]

Some lovely medals there V you choose very well....Interesting GSM too.....Cheers Terry.

[edelweiss123]

Indeed, some of them served a long time and got around a lot. I have a service book for one soldier who served with the Welch regiment from 1919 to 1931, seeing action in Waziristan and then rejoined in 1940 and served with the Cheshire and Kings regiments before ending up in the Royal Welch Fusiliers until wars end.

Crikey! Certainly had a colorful life then! I bet that medal set would be a sight for sore eyes!

[Ben Evans]

Can you do better pics of both sides of the Iraq medal? I just want to compere it with a modern one.

Thanks

[edelweiss123]

Will do now Ben. Do you have a modern one you could show so i can compare too

[Ben Evans]

Will do now Ben. Do you have a modern one you could show so i can compare too

Yes mate will do, I will have to dig it out of my drawer and clean it, I will do it tomorrow, on nights at mo

[edelweiss123]

Here you go Ben. Hope they show it well.