A 1914 Star Trio and Army Long Service Medal awarded to Driver W. Lovegrove, Royal Horse Artillery who having initially served with 10th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, would serve as part of the Australian Federation Contingent from 12th November 1900 until 13th April 1901, he would later serve on the Western Front during the Great War from 22nd August 1914 and would later see service in Italy from 7th November 1917, being awarded the Army Long Service and Good Conduct in October 1918.
Group of 4: 1914 Star; (748 DVR. W. LOVEGROVE. R.H.A.) British War Medal and Victory Medal; (748 DVR. W. LOVEGROVE. R.A.) Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, GVR, Fm. Bust; (748 DVR. W. LOVEGROVE. R.H.A.) Court-mounted for display.
Condition: court-mounted for display, Good Very Fine
Walter Lovegrove was born near Wantage, Berkshire and attested into the Royal Artillery at Reading on 21st August 1899, initially being posted to 10th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. He would serve in Australia with the Australian Federation Contingent from 12th November 1900 until 13th April 1901 when he would return to the UK.
He would be posted to ‘A’ Depot, Royal Horse Artillery on 1st March 1904 and then ‘C’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery on 31st July 1906, extending his service to complete 12 years on 13th April 1907 before being posted to ‘J’ battery on 6th December 1907 and being re-engaged to the Royal Horse Artillery to complete 21 years service on 31st May 1911.
Having remained in the UK throughout, he would travel to France on 22nd August 1914 after the outbreak of the Great War and would see service on the Western Front where he served with 4th Division. Transferring to 14th Corps, Headquarters on 3rd December 1916 he would subsequenrly travel to Italy on 7th November 1917, remaining there until 24th August 1918, when he would return home for a short period on 24th August 1918 before returning to Italy on 8th September 1918 staying there until 7th February 1919, during which time he would be awarded an Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in an Army Order of 1st October 1918, he would return home on 8th February 1919, and remained there until his discharge on 10th September 1920
