Description
-1914 Star with copy slider clasp named CH. 6754 PTE. J. A. STRIDE R.M. BRIGADE
-War Medal named CH. 6754 PTE. J. A. STRIDE R.M.L.I.
-Victory Medal named CH. 6754 PTE. J. A. STRIDE R.M.L.I.
-Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & Good conduct Medal George V Admiral’s uniform named CH. 6754 (B.288) J. A. STRIDE PTE. R.F.R.
With copy service details confirming he landed at Ostend and therefore entitled to the clasp on his 1914 Star. His papers show he enlisted 10th October 1888 into the Chatham division Royal Marine Light Infantry. It shows he was born in Handsworth, London in December 1870 and was a ‘Porter’ on enlistment. He appears to have transferred to the Portsmouth Division before returning to Chatham Division and served on H.M.S. ‘Camperdown’ and H.M.S. ‘Victoria’ in the 1890s. At the end of his enlistment period he enrolled in the Royal Fleet Reserve July 1906. Service papers confirm WWI service.
Condition as shown in photographs
