Great War Western Front Prisoner of War 1914-1915 Star and Victory Medal pair awarded to Private J. Smeaton, Headquarters Company, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment who was serving as a stretcher bearer when he was taken prisoner at Herlancourt on 6th August 1918, before later being released on 14th January 1919.
Pair: 1914-1915 Star; (5125 PTE. J. SMEATON. E. SURR. R.) Victory Medal; (5125 PTE. J. SMEATON. E. SURR. R.)
Condition: Good Very Fine
James Smeaton saw service as a Private (No. 5125) and stretcher bearer with Headquarters Company, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment on the Western Front from 27th September 1915 and would be taken prisoner of war at Herlancourt on 6th August 1918 and was noted as being released on 14th January 1919 in the War Office Daily List.