Military Medal, GVR, 1st type bust awarded to Private T. Beckett, 16th (Queen’s Westminster Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, late of the 12th (Service) Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps who saw service on the Western Front from 23rd July 1915 and would go on to be awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette of 11th February 1919 which largely covers actions during the early stages of the Battle of Amiens which began on 8th August 1918.
Military Medal, GVR 1st type bust; (A-2923 PTE. T. BECKETT. 16/LOND.R.)
Condition: minor contact wear, Very Fine
Thomas Beckett saw service as a Private (No.A/2923, later No. 556616) with the 12th (Service) Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps later 16th (Queen’s Westminster Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment on the Western Front from 23rd July 1915, and would go on to be awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette of 11th February 1919 which largely covers actions during the early stages of the Battle of Amiens which began on 8th August 1918
