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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 524

Pair: Lieutenant W. L. Tweedie, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. W. L. Tweedie), mounted court-style for display, very fine (2)

William Lawrence Tweedie was born on 20 January 1896 in Cork, the eldest son of Revered William Lawrence Tweedie and Mrs Emily Jane Tweedie. He studied engineering in his youth and trained as a civil engineer at Brighton Technical College. Enlisted with the Army Service Corps on 4 May 1915 at Grove Park, Brighton and joined 26 Motor Transport Company. Posted to France on 30 August 1915, he was promoted Lance-Corporal on 1 July 1915 and Corporal on 29 July 1916. Commissioned Second Lieutenant on 22 September, he was promoted Lieutenant on 22 March 1918 and was demobilised on 25 February 1919; sold together with copied research including M.I.C. and service papers confirming entitlement to 1914-15 Star.

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£40

Starting price
£20