2ND & 5th ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT FAMILY GROUP, MILITARY MEDAL (MM) & TRIO & BROTHERS 1914 TRIO, FROM HASTINGS

A very nice family group to the Bowers brothers from Hastings
1) GVR 1st type WW1 Military Medal (MM) & 1914-15 trio To- 5-2313 / 240479.PTE.E.BOWERS.5/R.SUSS.R
Ernest Bowers from Hastings first landed overseas in France 18-2-1915 serving with the 5th battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment & went on to be awarded the Military Medal (MM) for services in France in the London gazette 21-9-1916 & was discharged to the reserve 16-3-1919. He can be found on the 1939 register as a house decorator living in Battle.
2) 1914 Star trio
To- 9659.PTE.O.BOWERS.R.SUSSEX.R
Oscar Bowers enlisted 10-3-1911 & first landed in France 12-8-1914 serving with the 2nd battalion. He went on to serve with the 2/9th Highland Light Infantry & the R.A.M.C before being discharged with a silver war badge due to wounds 9-8-1919 age 26. He is entitled to the August to November 1914 clasp which is confirmed on his MIC but is sadly missing from the group.
Both recipients are the the sons of Oscar & Jane Bowers of Battle.
Both groups are NEF/GVF or better & come with research details including copy newspaper images of both recipients, MIC details, Medal roll details, London Gazette Details, 1939 register details & other basic military & biographical research details.

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