WW1 1918 AMIENS MILITARY MEDAL GROUP 241925 LIVESEY 5TH EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT

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Offered is a 1918 WW1 Military Medal group of 3 to Temporary Sergeant Livesy, who would have won this award for actions during the
Battle of Amiens.

Military Medal (King George V) impressed named 241925 P^TE -L.C^PL C.LIVESEY; War and Victory Medal impressed named 41925 PTE.C.LIVESEY. E.LAN. The medals are court mounted for display. Comes with copies of the  medal index card, medal roll & London Gazette.

Christopher Livesey. From Whittle le Woods, Lancashire. Born 1898. Occupation weaver. 1939 Register still working in the cotton industry and was also an Auxilliary fireman.

Unfortunately Temporary Sergeant Livesey records did not survive the blitz and very little is known of his wartime service. What is known is that he served with the 2/5^th & 1/5^th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment with the regimental number of 241925. As Christopher was born in December 1898, he would have just turned 16 in 1914. The age to be posted overseas was 19 so it is doubtful that he was serving overseas prior to 1917.

It was with the 1/5^th Battalion that he was awarded the Military Medal. It was published in the London Gazette 11th Feb 1919 and his medal was schedule numbered 201,777.

Schedule 201,000 – 209,999. Covers the Battle of Amiens 8^th Aug -3^rd Sept 1918.

1/5th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment

August 1914 : in Burnley. Part of East Lancashire Brigade in East Lancashire Division. Moved on mobilisation to Chesham Fold Camp (Bury) but sailed on 10 September 1914 from Southampton for Egypt.

26 May 1915 : formation became 126th Brigade, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division.

14 February 1918 : transferred to 198th Brigade in 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division.