BOER WAR & WW1 GROUP WITH GVIR SPECIAL CONSTABULARY MEDAL, 101st IMPERAL YEOMANRY & 6th W.YORK.R, PRISONER OF WAR WW1, FROM GATESHEAD

QSA 1899-1902 With clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 & South Africa 1902, WW1 Pair & GVIR 1st type Special constabulary faithful service medal To- 29457.CPL.G.B.ARMSTRONG.101st.COY.IMP.YEO
& 6697.PTE.G.B.ARMSTRONG.W.YORK.R (WW1)
GEORGE ARMSTRONG (Special Constabulary)
George Busby Armstrong was born in Alnwick & enlisted in to the Imperial Yeomanry in Newcastle in 1901. He was 21 years of age at the time of his enlistment & served in South Africa from 13-3-1901 through to 8-9-1902 when he took returned home & took his discharge 18-9-1902. He again enlisted for service in WW1 & served with the 1/6th battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment with service numbers 6697 & 242975. He was captured by the Germans in June of 1918 & held as a prisoner of war until his release in December of the same year.
NEF or better & complete with his original soldiers demobilization account, a letter he sent home whilst a prisoner of war, a Red Cross postcard to say he had arrived back in England. Along with copy Boer war service papers, WW1 MIC & POW details.

Code: 57824