An Officer from 'Barry, Glamorgan' World Wars & Special Constabulary medal group of 4: Lieutenant Owen Phillips, Army Cyclist Corps (Fife & Forfar Yeomanry) late 12th Battalion Welsh Regiment. later Glamorganshire Police Force

- British War Medal (Lieut. O. Phillips.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (Lieut. O. Phillips.)
- Defence Medal
- Special Constabulary Long Service Medal. GVI 1st issue (Owen Philips)

Sold together with insignia badge of:

- Glamorganshire Special Constabulary. Badge. King's Crown issue, Chrome & enamel

The badge complete with reverse fitting for wear

Medals verification: The Great War campaign medal confirmed as the recipients only medal entitlement for the Great War per the respective medal roll of the Army Cyclist Corps (ref WO 329/2261) the medals being issued to the recipient on 10 June 1924

Owen Philips was born at Barry Island, Glamorgan on 17 June 1894, the son of John Phillips of Barry. Working as a Schoolmaster before the war Philips joined the Territorial Force as a Private in 3/7th (Cyclist) Battalion, Welsh Regiment seeing home service from 25 May 1915 and appointed Acting Corporal on 27 September 1915. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 12th Battalion, Welsh Regiment on 20 January 1916, he transferred to the Army Cyclist Corps on ,5 July that same year. Phillips subsequently served in theatre of war 'Salonika' from 14 January 1917 and was attached to the 2nd Entrenching Battalion on 26 January. While serving in Salonika, Owen was admitted to the 43rd General Hospital for debility from 21 April 1917, returning on 21 May with Pneumonia he was sent to an Officers Convalescence home that same day. Promoted Lieutenant with the Army Cyclist Corps on 5 July, Philips was again invalided to 64th General Hospital on 27 September with Malaria he returned to 12th Battalion, Cyclist Corps on 30 October 1917. Returning to Britain on 31 December 1918 he was posted to Ireland with 2/1st Battalion, Fife & Forfar Yeomanry as part of 6th Cyclist Brigade at Curragh Camp. Philips was noted as struck off the strength on 26 September 1919 however he appears in the London Gazette on 31 October 1921 being confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant with the Army Cyclist Corps

The 1939 National Register for England & Wales records Own Phillips described as employed as a 'Schoolmaster', and under remarks shown as serving as 'Special Constable in Glamorgan Police Force '(No 296), and residing with his wife Muriel Phillips (nee Baden) at their residence located at, The Cairns, Llanbethian, Cowbridge, Glamorganshire, Wales

Note: The medals are accompanied with some hard-copy research, including Medal Index Card, and London Gazette entries

Condition: About GVF

Code: 21603