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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Dvr. Edward George Street MM MID.
British Army 27th Brigade, 121st Bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:Deptford, London
My father, Edward George Street joined the RFA at Oxford, England in January 1913. He was in France and Belgium for the whole of the war, never seeing England until January 1919.He is listed as having been wounded on 15 occasions, reduced in rank for disobeying a direct order twice, one when he was Mentioned in Despatches in 1914 and again when he was awarded the MM in 1916. His artillery battery was in the front line (50-100 yards behind the trenches) from the first day of the war until the 27th Brigade was relieved and sent to the rear in December 1916, although my father was still in the front line, according to records, in May 1917. He is also listed as being at Passchendaele, Ypres in 1917.
For those who may be interested, I have a copy (only 500 copies were made) of Sir John French's Despatches 1914 to December 1916. It relates the exact despatch sent to the King and the names of all the soldiers mentioned in the despatch. If anyone wants a copy of a Despatch, I am happy to provide it, free of charge, and post it to you anywhere.
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