A GREAT WAR 1917. AWARDED TO A SIGNALLER SERGEANT OF 67TH. DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL GIV’92193 SJT: H. , 1914/15 STAR’92193 BMBR. , BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY’92193 SJT. London Gazette 11 April 1918, Citation. Gazette 1 May 1918. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was in charge of the brigade signallers throughout the operations and by his energy and resource succeeded in maintaining communications under the most difficult of circumstance. A sub note in his service records notes. ” Exceptionally capable in action and very conscientious “. Harry Chetwynd was born in Hanley, Stoke on. On 13 September 1893. The son of Pottery workers, he joined his parents after schooling, however shortly after the outbreak of the Great War, on 26 August 1914 he volunteered to join the 211 battery, Royal Field Artillery. Progressing swiftly through the ranks, he entered the Egyptian theatre of War on 1 July 1915 as a Corporal in 67th Brigade, R. In October that year. 67th Brigade took part in the advance and capture of. 17 November – 30 December 1917, Sergeant Chetwynd being recommended for the D. Copy pages of 67th Brigade R. War Diary for October 1 to December 31st 1917 is included with the research. Until 22 February 1919, Chetwynd was discharged from the Army on 11 March 1919 and went back to the potteries. He married May Isobel Smith in 1923 and died at Trentham, Staffordshire, in 1977. 67TH BRIGADE ROYAL ARTILLERY. Royal Field Artillery (RFA) was formed in August 1914 and was assigned to 67 Bde, RFA along with 212 and 213 Btys. The Brigade was assigned to 13 Western Division, a part of General Kitchener’s First New Army assembling on Salisbury Plain, before moving to Blackdown in Hampshire. In February 1915, 211 Bty was designated as’A’ Bty, 67 Bde RFA. Where it provided field replacements for 217. 67 Brigade RFA joined 10th (Irish) Division on 17 Oct 1915. In August 1914 as part of the First New Army. 10th (Irish) Division served in. The Division remained in. Until the Armistice (31 October 1918). Condition VF, some contact wear, mounted as worn. LG’s, War Diary, birth cert, will, census’s etc. A somewhat scarce D. For the capture of. PLEASE NOTE; If you have any questions and require more images please get in touch. SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR SIMILAR ITEMS. KEYWORDS: MEDAL MEDALS WW1 AUSTRALIAN ANZAC GALLANTRY WOUNDED KILLED. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “albatrosj1″ and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Canada, Australia.
