{"product_id":"ww1-british-war-victory-medal-pair-james-francis-carn-royal-field-artillery","title":"WW1 British War \u0026 Victory Medal pair, 212545 J.F. Carn, Royal Field Artillery, Eastbourne","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHis story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHis address\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 All Saints Cottages, Meads, Eastbourne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLater 42 Meads Street, Eastbourne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eServed in Egypt\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe joined the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) as a Driver. Drivers handled the horse teams that moved the guns and ammunition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA surviving service record\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eService record\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 December 1915: signed up at Eastbourne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 December 1915: sent to the Army Reserve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly 1917: called up as a Driver, Royal Field Artillery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1917 to January 1920: served in Egypt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJune 1919: Acting Lance Bombardier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14 January 1920: back in England through Purfleet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11 February 1920: transferred to the Army Reserve at Woolwich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMedals and naming\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish War Medal 1914-1918, silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictory Medal 1914-1919\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth named: 212545 DVR. J. F. CARN. R.A.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis pair was his full entitlement. There was no star, because he went overseas in 1917.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54764018565448,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/ww1-british-war-victory-medal-pair-james-francis-carn-royal-field-artillery-front.heic?v=1794664329","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww1-british-war-victory-medal-pair-james-francis-carn-royal-field-artillery","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}