War Medals

7500 PRIVATE GORDON ALFRED HAWKES, 1ST.BN. KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS :

Memorial Plaque - GORDON ALFRED HAWKES - A unique name on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission : (Served with 1st. Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps and entered the war in France, landing at Rouen on 13 August 1914 : The Battalion fought at the Battle of Mons and in the subsequent retreat, the Battle of the Marne and the Battle of the Aisne : The recipient was killed in action on 14 September 1914 just one month after landing in France, most likely at the Battle of the Aisne, which had commenced on 12 September 1914 : He has no known grave and is commemorated on La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, at Seine-et-Marne, France : Entitled to 1914 Star with Clasp, British War Medal, Victory Medal 1914-19.) : Sold with verification and copy CWGC. information : Plaque has not been cleaned EF - £125