BOER WAR & WW1 MEDAL GROUP TO LT WARNER ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS WOUNDED BOTH WARS
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Offered is a Queens South Africa Medal 1899 – 1902, with 2 clasps TALANA & DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH, impressed named 3333 SEJT A. WARNER. RL. IRISH FUS: 1914 – 15 Star, impressed named 3-9666 Q.M.SJT A.WARNER. NORTH’D FUS: British War and Victory Medals 1914 – 18 with M.I.D devise, impressed named Q.M. & LIEUT. A. WARNER; Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (EVII), impressed named 1299 S.SJT. A. WARNER. M.P.S.C. Medals show much service wear and parade use, still being period swing mounted as worn with original ribbons. Comes with copies service records, medal rolls, M.I.C., extracts War Diary and St George Gazette, with research.
M.I.D. London Gazette: 15/6/1916
Lieutenant Albert Warner was born in 1870 at Greyfriars, Berkshire, a billposter by trade he enlisted as a Private into the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers at Reading on the 16/8/1889, his service number being 3333. Promoted to Lance-Corporal in August 1891; promoted to Corporal, May 1893; and to Sergeant, October 1896. His overseas service included East Indies (India), February 1891 - December 1897, Egypt 1897 - September 1899, and South Africa 30/9/1899 - 7/6/1900, when he was invalided home. He was shot in the right leg during the assault on Talana Hill on 20/10/1899. The Battalion went into action 640 strong. They lost 2 officers and 15 men killed, and 5 officers and 37 men wounded. Sgt Warner remained in country for another 7 months after being wounded.
Warner transferred to the Military Provost Staff Corps on 8/9/1902 with the new service number 1299, was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in October 1908, and promoted to Staff-Sergeant October 1909. Discharged at Colchester on 14/8/1910, and volunteered as a special reservist with the new service number 3/9666. The 1911 census records him as living in Berkshire as an Army pensioner.
Called up on 25/9/1914, joining the 3rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers as Quarter-Master Sergeant and later Warrant Officer. He landed in France 25/8/1915 and was slightly wounded 9/4/1916 by artillery fire. Mentioned in Douglas Haig’s despatch of 13/6/1916, for ‘gallant and distinguished service’. He was discharged from the Army reserve on 31/7/1916, in consequence of having been commissioned as Lieutenant and Quarter-Master. Continued to serve in France until 14/7/1917 when he was returned to England medically downgraded ‘fit to serve Garrison duties.’ Demobilized 29/1/1919.
