WW1. British War Medal. Merredy. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. KIA #sherborne otherwise VF

otherwise VF

This gold plated representation of a 'White Fiver' is a limited edition

struck AD 269 at Cyzicus mint

and small deposits

WW1. British War Medal. Merredy. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. KIA #sherborne otherwise VFThe British War Medal awarded to Private 8216 S. R. Merredy, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, who was Killed in Action in France on 9 August 1915. Samuel Richard Merredy was born circa 1888 and resided in Birmingham, where he worked as a dipper. Less than a year before the outbreak of the Great War he was married to Sarah Ann Shaw at the Immanuel Parish Church, and together the couple resided at 66 William Street in Edgbaston. The newlyweds were