WW1 1918 BATTLE FOR AMIENS MILITARY MEDAL TO DRIVER H.RADLEY 18TH BDE R.F.A.

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Offered is a Military Medal to Driver Radley R.F.A which was awarded for the battle of Amiens whilst he was serving with the 18^th Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column.

Military Medal, (G.V.R) impressed named 96841 DVR: H.RADLEY. R.F.A. Comes with copy medal index card, medal rolls, London Gazette 24/1/1919, 1911 census, newspaper article and basic research.

M.M. Gazette no 57 London Gazette 24/1/1919. Schedule number 195,000 – 200,999 this gazette covers the awards for the battel of Amiens 8/8/1918 – 3/9/1918.

Harry Radley was born on the 13/8/1897 at St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland. The 1911 Census records him as an apprentice with a racing stable. He landed in France on the 26/12/1915 with the Royal Field artillery. He survived the war and died 1/12/1977 St Andrews, Fifeshire. His Military Medal was awarded when he was part of the Brigade Ammunition Colum.

Also entitled to the 1914-15 Star, War and Victory Medal.

18^th (XVIII) Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery.

Comprising 53, 93 and 94 Batteries, this brigade was under command of 3rd (Lahore) Division. It served with the division in France but remained there when the division was moved to Mesopotamia in late 1915.

Joined 3rd Canadian Division between 20 March and 13 July 1916.

Moved to 4th Canadian Division and served with it until August 1917, although technically in February 1917 it became an Army Brigade (Not attached to a specific Division).

On leaving the Canadians in August 1917 the brigade moved to Flanders for operations in the Third Battle of Ypres, under command of Fifth Army.