Medals of Ernest Gregory RAMC, including Military Medal
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| Subject | Gregory, Ernest |
|---|---|
| Title | Medals of Ernest Gregory RAMC, including Military Medal |
| Notes | Medals of Ernest Gregory, Sheffield, RAMC - as a conscientious objector he refused to fight - but volunteered and served as a stretcher-bearer and was gassed. These include his 1914-15 Star (225 Pte E. Gregory RAMC), and a Military Medal (405152 Pte E. Gregory 1/3 W. Rid. F.A. RAMC [1/3rd West Riding Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps]). The 1914-1918 medals are inscribed 225 A. Cpl E. Gregory RAMC. On the reverse of a photo in the collection is written Military Medal gained at Paschendaele for Bravery in the Field for bringing in the wounded from the field in terrible conditions - under fire and through shell holes and mud filled with water up to the armpits. |
| Item Date | 1917 - 1923 |
| Creation place | Unknown |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Artifact |
| Item medium | Mixed |
| Content | Other |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Alun Edwards |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Mrs JG Cocker |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9251 |
