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My Grandfather was Victor Isaac JAMES and is No.98 on the large photo . I have limited knowledge of his military service and would be interested to know what service medals he received . I know he resumed service with the constabulary at the end of the war and served until retiring, His collar number was 286 I believe .I didn’t even know he’d been a serving officer until I myself had been serving for several years back in the later 80’s so I would be grateful for any info.
Comparing the faces in the large photograph of recruits to the sitting group of Royal Garrison Artillerymen, Cyril Reginald Harding (No 4 in the recruits photo) appears to be the man third from left in the front row, holding the riding whip. This will indicate that he is a driver (as opposed to a gunner).
Both Harding and Newport joined 129 Heavy Battery of the RGA, raised in Bristol and known as the “Police Heavy Battery” as it contained almost exclusively police officers from Bristol City Police and Gloucestershire Constabulary.
Harding was promoted Bombardier on 31st January 1916, indicating that the photograph was taken prior to that date (he isn’t wearing any rank chevrons) and to Sergeant on 24th March 1916, three days before the Battery landed in France.
According to his service record, Harding was discharged from the army on 2nd January 1918 as a result of “Glarcena of the right eye” (?).
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