Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private E. M. Prenderville, 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles), London Regiment, who was severely wounded in action in the aftermath of the Battle of Loos in October 1915

1914-15 Star (2546. Pte. E. M. Prenderville, 8-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2546 Pte. E. M. Prenderville. 8-Lond. R.) good very fine (3) £60-£80

Ernest Michael Prenderville attested for the Post Office Rifles on 9 September 1914 and served in France from 18 March 1915. His Army Service Record notes ‘gunshot wound thigh (left) 31.10.15’, which necessitated evacuation to England a week later. The wound ended his campaign and he was discharged on 14 May 1917, his medals being forwarded in 1920 to 8 Ponton Road, West Kensington.

Sold with copied research confirming entitlement to a Silver War Badge numbered ‘181923’.