{"product_id":"ww1-mons-star-with-clasp-quartet-with-territorial-efficiency-thomas-macnair","title":"WW1 Mons Star With Clasp Quartet With Territorial Efficiency - Thomas MacNair","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst World War Mons Star 'old contemptible' Group of Four Medals,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eawarded to Thomas Dunlop MACNAIR (2020) of the Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry and Royal Field Artillery , swing mounted as worn, together with the miniatures and medal ribbon bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePresented in its original Spink case (and where the metal ribbon bar is made by Spink)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAlso included are 2 large portrait photos, 2 photos showing him with his unit as a Lieutenant and then 2 photos of him in later life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAlso supplied are his Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHe was born in Glasgow on the 31st July 1883 and died on 8th March 1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWW1 medals:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e- 1914 Mons Star with August clasp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e- British War medal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e- Victory Medal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e- George V Territorial Efficiency medal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAll with original ribbons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe miniatures also have the correct clasp on the Mons Star and the ribbon bar has the appropriate rosette on the Mons Star.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThomas was a Serjeant in the Northumberland Hussars and then gained a battlefield commission (on 26th Oct 1915)  resulting in him transferring into the 3rd Northumbrian (County of Durham) Brigade Royal Field Artillery as a 2nd Lieutenant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHis Star and Territorial Efficiency medals are named as 2020 SJT in the Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry and his British War Medal and his Victory Medal are named to him as a LIEUT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe combination of his Mons Star with clasp, Territorial Efficiency medal and his other medals named to him as a Lieutenant make this group a relatively rare combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHis qualifying service date is 5th October 1914, so that he was eligible for the Mons Star with clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHis record shows him serving from 1908 to 1924, and his qualification for the Territorial Efficiency medal is a little complex :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHe qualified for the Territorial Force Efficiency Medal through a combination of double-time war service calculations and a specific wartime clause for commissioned rankers, despite only serving 7 calendar years in the ranks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe \"Double-Time\" Rule - any soldier who signed the Imperial Service Obligation to serve overseas was allowed to count their embodied wartime service as double time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePeacetime service (1908 – August 1914): ~6 years and 4 months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEmbodied rank service (October 1914 – October 1915): ~1 year which doubled to 2 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Commissioned Service Clause Under normal peacetime rules, getting a commission immediately disqualified a soldier from earning the TFEM, as it was strictly for the ranks. However, wartime Army Orders created an exception: men who were commissioned from the ranks during embodiment were allowed to count their subsequent officer service toward the 12-year requirement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHis time spent as a 2nd Lieutenant (and any higher wartime rank) continued to tick forward to fill the remaining gap of his 12 required years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe medal is named to \"Sjt\" Because the TFEM is an enlisted long-service award, official protocol dictated that it could never be stamped with an officer's rank (like Lieutenant).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peaks Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55029244985683,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/3755\/7075\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_9ca8c7a5-a799-4e7c-878a-04e7953367a7.jpg?v=1790108721","url":"https:\/\/peaksmilitaria.com\/products\/ww1-mons-star-with-clasp-quartet-with-territorial-efficiency-thomas-macnair","provider":"Peaks Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}