100% GENUINE, FULL SIZE WW1 MEDAL GROUP. WW1 1914-15 TRIO TO, MAJOR / LT. KEYWORTH OF THE ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY R. THE RECIPIENT WAS AWARDED THE D. O IN THE LONDON GAZETTE 4-6-1917 AND WAS MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES FOUR TIMES FOR SERVICES IN FRANCE, 1-1-16, 6-12-16, 21-7-16 & 21-2-1919. ROBERT GEOFFREY KEYWORTH WAS COMMISSIONED 17-10-1892, LIEUTENANT 1895, CAPTAIN 1900, MAJOR 1909, LT. COLONEL 1915 & COLONEL 1920. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS THE ARTILLERY ADVISER TO DUNSTER FORCE FOR SERVICES IN AND AROUND THE CASPIAN SEA BETWEEN 22-2-1918 & 4-8-1918. HE LANDED IN FRANCE 30-11-1914 AND SERVED IN THAT THEATRE UNTIL 28-11-1915 WHEN HE WENT ON TO SERVE IN MACADONIA, SERBIA, BULGARIA, TURKEY, THE AGEAN ISLANDS & IN RUSSIA. DURING THE BOER WAR HE SERVED WITH 9TH BATTERY RFA AND WAS AWARDED A FOUR CLASP QSA. The item “WW1 1914-15 TRIO OF MEDALS, ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY OFFICER, ENTITLED TO THE D. S. O” is in sale since Tuesday, November 29, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “themedalcentre” and is located in Hexham. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
- Era: 1914-1945
- Service: Army
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom