These medals were awarded to Assistand Pantryman 905103 William James Petts. They came with the rare Torpedo Badge and what i presume are his sons World War Two medals R. Please view all photos as they form an integral part of the item description. Please be sure to add me to your favorites list. All costs are in GBP (Pounds Sterling). We make every effort to provide a fair and accurate description of the condition of items offered for sale. Some kind ebayer sent me the following. William Ferguson changed his number later on. The battalion was now to conduct the first of many active patrols that would gather intelligence as to the defence of the enemy’s positions. On the night of the 24th July, Second-Lieutenant Herbert John Greenwood crossed No Man’s Land to reconnoiter an enemy position located at Trench Map reference. Roughly south of the village of Riencourt-les-Cagnicourt and to the south-east of a position known as. On his return Greenwood reported that the position was held by the enemy. As the battalion was about to be relieved once again, no further patrol activity was carried out for the remainder of the month. During the night of the 27th the battalion were once again relieved by the 2/7th West Yorkshire’s, this being completed by 1.30 a. Once again this was not carried out without incident as 3 Other Ranks were killed; Privates Herbert Benson, 203726, William Ferguson, 306442 and Thomas Clegg, 17/1665 with 1 O/R wounded. The battalion were now disposed as follows; 2 Companies in. (Igri Corner, a forward dump to the north-west of Noreuil), 1/2 Company located at the. And 1/2 Company located at Vaulx-Vraucourt. Battalion Headquarters was to be established at the latter place. Working and wiring parties continued with a major focus of the work being the construction of dug outs and the construction of a new trench in trench map reference. As the month of July drew to a close the weather remained hot with occasional heavy thunderstorms. A new draft of men was soon to arrive. In this draft would be one soldier returning to the front that he had left behind in September 1916. A lad from Wetherby name of John Willie Pratt. The item “WW1 + WW2 Mercantile Marine + Sons Torpedo Badge + Medals Petts” is in sale since Friday, September 14, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “domineyeffect” and is located in Poole. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Featured Refinements: 1914 Star
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
- Service: Navy
- Era: 1914-1945