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65648 W.O.CLASS II, CHARLES H. MIGHALL, ROYAL ENGINEERS:
British War Medal; Victory Medal 1914-19 (65648 WO.Cl.2, RE.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, GVR., (65648 CS.Mjr., RE.) : (CHARLES HENRY MIGHALL - Born West Hoathly, Sussex around 1894, a carpenter residing at East Grinstead, Sussex at the date of attestation for the Royal Engineers at Chatham, on 1 February 1915: He joined 127th.Field Company as a Skilled Carpenter and was promoted to Serjeant on 14 May 1915: Entered the War in France from 6 September 1915: Promoted to Company Quarter-Master Sergeant on 23 January 1916 and Company Sergeant Major from 20 July 1916: Embarked for Salonica on 5 August 1917 and landed from Taranto on 11 October 1917: Awarded Meritorious Service Medal, "in recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies in the Field during the present war" - London Gazette dated 17 December 1917: On 1 August 1918 instructed "to proceed to the United Kingdom to join an Officer Cadet Unit with a view to a temporary Commission in the Regular Army (Royal Engineers)": Embarked to United Kingdom 16 August 1918: Demobilized from 25 January 1919 and transferred to 'Z' Army Reserve 22 February 1919: Place of residence given as 24 Queens Road, East Grinstead, Sussex: Medal Rolls indicate that the recipient was 'Commissioned' but there is nothing in his Service Papers to confirm this. The recipient's Medal Information Card and the Medal Roll confirm entitlement to the 1914-15 Star and show, "15 Star returned by Records CRV.123/ 18.10.20". ) : Sold with verification; copy London Gazette entry and copy Service Record GVF - £250