OPERATION HUSH WW1 DIED OF WOUNDS MEDAL GROUP GUNNER COLVERD 72 BRIGADE RFA ARMY

Offered is a British War Medal, impressed named 20579 GNR. W. COLOERD. R.A.; Victory Medal, impressed named 20579 : W.J. COLOERD. R.A. Comes with copy’s M.I.C. medal roll, Commonwealth War Graves Commission certificate, War Diary extract August 1917, 1911 censuses, memorial book entry, soldiers’ effects book entry and pension card index.

Note the incorrect spelling of Colverd on the medal, roll and M.I.C.

William James Colverd was born Oct 1886, St Saviour Southwark, London. Pre-war he was working as a tram driver in London. He enlisted in 1915 and landed in France with the Royal Field Artillery June 1916. He was serving with ‘D’ Battery 72^nd Brigade which by 1917 was an Army Brigade for the XV Corps. The Brigade was involved in ‘Operation Hush’, however on 7/8/1917 the Battery was hit by German shell fire at Pelican Bridge Nieuport, and it suffered 3 killed, 2 wounded (5 horses killed as well).

Gunner Colverd subsequently died of his wounds at a nearby Casualty Clearing Station and was buried in Adinkerke Military cemetery.