• WW1 British War and Victory Medal pair to 212545 Dvr J.F. Carn, Royal Field Artillery, front
  • WW1 British War and Victory Medal pair to 212545 Dvr J.F. Carn, Royal Field Artillery, reverse
  • Rim naming 212545 Dvr J.F. Carn R.A. on the British War Medal and Victory Medal
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WW1 British War & Victory Medal pair, 212545 J.F. Carn, Royal Field Artillery, Eastbourne

WW1 British War & Victory Medal pair, 212545 J.F. Carn, Royal Field Artillery, Eastbourne

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A First World War British War Medal and Victory Medal pair named to 212545 Driver James Francis Carn, Royal Field Artillery, of Eastbourne, Sussex. His service record survives, and it shows he served in Egypt.

The medals are in good condition for their age and not excessively polished. They are correctly impressed with his details on the rims and have their original ribbons. The pair is sold as the medals only.

His story

James Francis Carn was born in Madehurst, Sussex, around 1882. By the First World War he was married with a young son and living in the Meads area of Eastbourne.

He signed up at Eastbourne on 7 December 1915, aged 33, under the Derby Scheme. Like many married men, he was sent home on the Army Reserve the next day and called up in early 1917.

His address

  • 5 All Saints Cottages, Meads, Eastbourne
  • Later 42 Meads Street, Eastbourne

Served in Egypt

He joined the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) as a Driver. Drivers handled the horse teams that moved the guns and ammunition.

His record shows he served in Egypt from 1917 until January 1920. That is more than two years overseas. In June 1919 he was made an Acting Lance Bombardier.

A surviving service record

Around 60 per cent of First World War soldiers' service records were destroyed by bombing in 1940. James Carn's record survived, so we can follow his war from the day he signed up to the day he came home.

Service record

  • 7 December 1915: signed up at Eastbourne
  • 8 December 1915: sent to the Army Reserve
  • Early 1917: called up as a Driver, Royal Field Artillery
  • 1917 to January 1920: served in Egypt
  • June 1919: Acting Lance Bombardier
  • 14 January 1920: back in England through Purfleet
  • 11 February 1920: transferred to the Army Reserve at Woolwich

Medals and naming

  • British War Medal 1914-1918, silver
  • Victory Medal 1914-1919
  • Both named: 212545 DVR. J. F. CARN. R.A.
  • This pair was his full entitlement. There was no star, because he went overseas in 1917.
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