A GOOD WW1 KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS 1916 SOMME M. GROUP TO AN OFFICER WHO WAS TWICE WOUNDED IN OCTOBER 1916. UNNAMED AS ISSUED; BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS LIEUT. London Gazette 11 December 1916. For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led a small bombing party against the enemy and drove them back at a critical time. Later, he barricaded the trench and held it against repeated attacks. Samuel Frederick Peshall was born in Oldeberrow, Warwickshire, in November 1882. He was educated at. Prior to being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 18th (Service) Battalion (Arts and Crafts), Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He served with the Battalion in the French theatre of war from 13 June 1916. The Battalion served part of the 122nd Brigade, 41st Division on the. August – October 1916. Medical records show he was slightly wounded at Fricourt on 1 October 1916 and severely wounded just six days later at Girdes on 7 October 1916. It would have been for his gallantry on one of the former dates that Peshall was recommended for the M. Advanced to Acting Captain, in later life, Peshall resided at Quorn Grange, Loughborough. He served as a Sheriff of Leicestershire during the Second War. SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE WW1 GALLANTRY AWARDS. If you have any questions and require more images please get in touch and. This will generally be a Wednesday or Thursday, so please bear with me if it takes a few more days to get sent. KEYWORDS: MEDAL MEDALS BOER KILLED WOUNDED BRIGADE AWARD CAPTAIN COMMANDER LIEUTENANT OFFICER KILLED WOUNDED 1815 AUSTRALIAN NEW ZEALAND ANZAC AIF GALLANTRY SOMME YPRES GALLIPOLI LIGHT HORSE INFANTRY BATTALION WW1 WW2 GALLANTRY. The item “WW1 SOMME 1916 KRRC MC GALLANTRY MILITARY CROSS MEDAL GROUP” is in sale since Sunday, September 20, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “albatrosj1″ and is located in SCOTLAND. This item can be shipped worldwide.