{"product_id":"ww1-medal-group-silver-war-badge-william-henry-greenhalgh-lancashire-fusiliers","title":"WW1 British War \u0026 Victory Medals, Silver War Badge, 40828 Greenhalgh, Lancashire Fusiliers","description":"\u003cp\u003eA WW1 British War Medal and Victory Medal pair with his Silver War Badge, named to 40828 Private William Henry Greenhalgh, 18th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis injury is very unusual and unusually well documented. On 27 October 1917, near Ypres, he was carrying a message back to his battalion when two lorries collided and crushed him between them. The Army's official accident report survives, with his own signed statement and his commanding officer's letter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis full First World War service record also survives, which is unusual, and it has been researched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA nice group that has been kept together. The medals are in good condition and correctly named, and they appear to have their original ribbons. The group comes with his original Lancashire Fusiliers cap badge, a fusilier grenade collar badge and the correct Silver War Badge he was issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA London upholsterer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Henry Greenhalgh was born in Marylebone, London. Before the war he was an upholsterer for Chamberlain \u0026amp; Morton on Tottenham Court Road. His father, Joseph, lived on Harrington Street, off Hampstead Road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe signed up in August 1916 and was called up at West London on 14 February 1917, aged 18. He trained with the 101st Training Reserve Battalion and the 250th Infantry Battalion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTo France with the 18th Lancashire Fusiliers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe landed in France on 17 September 1917 and reached the base at Etaples the next day. On 22 September 1917 he joined the 18th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, and was given the number 40828.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 18th was a former Bantam battalion in 104th Brigade, 35th Division. On 22 October 1917 it attacked at Houthulst Forest, during the Third Battle of Ypres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCrushed between two lorries near Ypres\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 27 October 1917 he was carrying a message from the transport lines back to his battalion's camp. Two lorries coming the other way hit each other, and he was caught between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was taken straight to a dressing station. His commanding officer reported that he was on duty and that no one could be blamed. The Army recorded it as an accidental injury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe went through 46 Casualty Clearing Station to the 3rd General Hospital at Le Tréport. On 22 December 1917 he was sent home on the hospital ship Grantully Castle, still unable to walk, and was treated at Fovant Military Hospital until 19 January 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDischarged with the Silver War Badge\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was posted to Ballykinlar in Ireland, then to the 5th Reserve Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Medical boards at Scarborough and Ripon found lasting damage to his hip and spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was discharged at Ripon on 5 September 1918, aged 20, as no longer physically fit for war service. His Silver War Badge, numbered B4239, matches the badge roll signed at Preston on 7 September 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eService record\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40828 Private, Lancashire Fusiliers (earlier number 50102)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttested: August 1916\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalled up: 14 February 1917, West London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrance: 17 September 1917\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18th Lancashire Fusiliers: 22 September 1917\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInjured: 27 October 1917, near Ypres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSent home: 22 December 1917, hospital ship Grantully Castle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDischarged: 5 September 1918, King's Regulations para 392 (xvi)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver War Badge: B4239\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eConduct\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis conduct sheet is clean, with no offences recorded in his whole service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish War Medal, named\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictory Medal, named\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver War Badge, numbered B4239\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLancashire Fusiliers cap badge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFusilier grenade collar badge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54707746996552,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/ww1-medal-group-silver-war-badge-william-henry-greenhalgh-lancashire-fusiliers-front.jpg?v=1794603971","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww1-medal-group-silver-war-badge-william-henry-greenhalgh-lancashire-fusiliers","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}