A 'Severely Wounded' Great War casualty medal pair: Private Frederick John Polhill Worcestershire Yeomanry, later 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment and Royal Defence Corps

- British War Medal. Silver issue (2729 Pte. F. J. Polhill. Worc.Yeo.)
- Interallied Victory Medal  (2729 Pte. F. J. Polhill. Worc.Yeo.)

Wounded-in-Action: Gunshot and Shrapnel Wound to Back (severe), France & Flanders 18 October 1916 (the recipients extant service papers held and accessible at The National Archives) refer

So severe were the recipients battlefield wounds that he was evacuated to the United Kingdom for treatment and recovery, here he is recorded to have been a patient at the Hospital, Stobhill. Glasgow, Scotland. Such were the severity of his wounds that the recipient never returned to active overseas service, and remained in the United Kingdom for the remaining duration of the Great War

Medals Verification: Both medals confirmed as the recipients full medal entitlement for the Great War, He was additionally awarded a Silver War Badge, the medals and badge recorded in the respective referenced medal rolls  cited below:

- British War Medal. Silver issue: WO 329/1958. Shows first served as 2870 /1st Worcestershire Yeomanry later 39758 4/Worcs & 76196 RDC
- Interallied Victory Medal: WO 329/1958. Shows first served as 2870 /1st Worcestershire Yeomanry later 39758 4/Worcs & 76196 RDC
- Silver War Badge (No. B349871): WO 329/3175. Shows enlisted 09/10/1914. Discharged 19/04/1919

Frederick's record of service during the Great War was:

- Home: 09/10/1914 - 19/09/1916:
- BEF France: 20/09/1916 - 08/11/1916
- Home: 09/11/1916 - 19/04/1919

On disembarkation in France on 20 September 1916, Frederick was serving with the Worcestershire Yeomanry. He remained 'badged' with the Worcestershire Yeomanry in France & Flanders through to 2 October 1916. On 3 October 1916, he was transferred to the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment and given a new regimental number, viz 39758. Severely wounded-in-action on 18 October 1916, he remained in France with 4/Worcs until he was repatriated back to the United Kingdom on, 9 November 1916 with the British Legion Branch.

Frederick John Polhill, son of Charles Thomas Polhill (Cab Driver) and Mary Polhill was a native of te parish of St. Leonards, Hastings, Sussex, England, where he was born on 20 November 1885. By the time of the compilation of the National Census of England and Wales in 1911, Frederick - by trade a 'Groom' - had relocated to Blockley, Worcestershire, England where he lived with his wife Sarah Ann Polhill (a Scottish woman, from Ayr), and their daughter, Dora Polhill (2 years of age), the family living at address on Hight Street, Blockley. After taking his discharge from the British Army, Frederick returned to Blockley, where he had placed solid family roots. At the time of the 1921 National Census, Frederick, now described as a Painter & Decorator, was living with his wife and children (a daughter and 3 x sons) at their residence located at Park Road, Blockley, Worcestershire, England. By 1939, Frederick and family had relocated to North Cotswold, Gloucestershire, where he was now employed as a Club Steward. Frederick John Polhill is recorded to have died at Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, sometime during the 2nd quarter of 1968

The medals mounted on card in the swing-style. The medals fitted with their original clean bright silk 'moire' ribands, the ribands fitted in 'reverse' order of precedence as preferred by the veteran.

Condition: Toned about EF

Code: 25485