100% GENUINE FULL SIZE & CORRECTLY NAMED WW1 BRITISH WAR & VICTORY MEDAL PAIR. John Kavanagh was KIA F&F 1-7-1916 on the first day of the battle of the Somme serving with the 10th battalion of the West Yorkshire regiment. He was born in Tadcaster & enlisted in York. This battalion of the West Yorkshire regiment has the sad distinction of having had the highest casualty rate of any infantry battalion on the first day of the Somme with over 800 men killed, missing or wounded on that day. NEF and complete with MIC details along with details from both S. W & the C. COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT MEDAL RIBBONS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE? AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO OFFER ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE. The item “WW1 BRITISH WAR & VICTORY MEDAL PAIR, PTE KAVANAGH, W. YORK. R, KIA 1-7-16 SOMME” is in sale since Friday, October 4, 2019. 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.
- Featured Refinements: British WW1 Medal
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
- Service: Army
- Era: 1914-1945