A Medal Group awarded to Major William Edward Warren, together with military service records,...

A Medal Group awarded to Major William Edward Warren, comprising Queen's South Africa Medal, 3rd type reverse, two clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, named to '9559 Gnr: W. E. Warren. 2nd E. D. R.G.A.', Great War Trio, 1914 Star, missing ribbon but clasp '5th Aug.- 22nd Nov. 1914' still present, named to '9559 B.Q.M. Sjt W. E. Warren. R.G.A.', British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal, missing ribbon, named to 'Major W. E. Warren', a loose M.I.D oak leaf emblem decoration, Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George V with swivel suspension and plain crimson ribbon, named to '9559 B.Q.M. Sjt: W. E. Warren. R.G.A.', and a Medaille Militaire 1870, in original case; together with comprehensive military history and service records (Army Form B.265), correspondence from the recipients daughter, a Christmas 1914 tobacco tin with original contents and various postage boxes, etc. <p>

The military service records show that William Edward Warren enlisted with the Royal Artillery as a boy on 9.5.95 and joined at Great Yarmouth on 10.5.95. Of particular interest are two later entries under 'Special instances of gallant conduct and mentions in public despatches', the first states that he was 'mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 19.10.14)' and the second entry records 'Medaille Militaire Bestowed by President French Republic.' <p>

In one letter from Major Warren's daughter, dated 22.10.72, she writes that her father was 'invalided home and stationed at Woolwich during 1916' and following promotion to Captain and later Major 'he returned to France at the end of 1917 and was killed in action on March 29th 1918'.  <p>