War Medals

1337 PRIVATE P. PROUDFOOT, NORFOLK YEOMANRY:

1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal 1914-19 (1337 Pte. Norf.Yeo.) : (PERTH PROUDFOOT - Born Norwich, Norfolk in 1896: Shown in Census of 1911 as an Apprentice Dental Mechanist: He joined the 1/1st. Norfolk Yeomanry and in September 1915, with 25 Officers and 504 Other Ranks the Regiment embarked in the RMS.'Olympic' for Gallipoli as dismounted troops: He entered the war on 8 October 1915, 2B Balkans (Gallipoli) : On 25 December 1915 as one of the last units to leave the peninsula, the Regiment was evacuated from the Suvla beachhead to Egypt, where it was re-equipped and employed on the Suez Canal defences: Later it joined the Western Frontier Force in the defence of Egypt against the Senussi.: The recipient subsequently transferred to Machine-Gun Corps and served as Private 67488.) : Sold with verification Scarce NEF - £225