WW1 1914 Mons Star with 5th August 1914 Clasp group including George V Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
Note : All of the medals appear to have been renamed to G Belford.
He is however confirmed as been awarded each of the medals in the set.
- 1914 Star with 5th August Clasp - named to 9203 Cpl G Belford
- WW1 War medal named to Cpl G Belford (only the final digit of his first service number (3) is visible
- WW1 Victory medal named to Cpl G Belford - only the last 2 digits of his first service number (03) are visible for his service number
- George V Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal named to W O Cl II G Belford and only the final 5 digits of his later service number (03077) are visible
Warrant Officer 2nd Class George Belford (9203, 3903077) 1st Btn South Wales Borderers
George was born 6th December 1888 at East Ham, Middlesex to George and Elizabeth Belford. He was married to Dorothy.
He joined up on 13th August 1914 as a corporal and was a member of the BEF in the 1st Btn South Wales Borderers.
He is recorded as wounded on 17th November 1914 whilst a Sergeant at the time and entitled to wear a Wound Stripe.
On the day he was wounded the 1st SWB moved from Lucre (now Loker) in Belgium to Outtersteene in France, just south West of Ypres. Although there was no major action on that day, there are reports of some casualties from German shellfire and sniping of which George was one.
Later in the war he is recorded as “AP Tank Regiment Staff”
He was issued his LS&GC medal on 31st December 1924.
Interestingly, earlier in his career, his record shows him absconding from the training ship HMS Exmouth in Southwark in 1902 when he was 14.
The price reflects the renaming if the medals.
