WW1 Medal - John Henry Stevens - Liverpool R- KIA Ypres

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John Henry Stevens was Killed in Action on the 2nd August 1917 near Ypres he is one of the missing remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial Original full size British 1914-1919 World War 1 victory medal complete with ribbon. Officially impressed naming on the edge shows: 268413 PTE . J . H . STEVENS . L'POOL R. John Henry Stevens served overseas as a Private in the 1/7th Bn. Liverpool Regiment during the First World War he was killed in action on the 2nd August 1917. A preliminary check of the National Archives website medal index shows: Image details Description Medal card of Stevens, John H Corps Regiment No Rank Liverpool Regiment 268413 Private Date 1914-1920 Catalogue reference WO 372/19 Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies Series War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War A copy of the original medal index card can be purchased directly from the excellent National Archives website for a small fee, the following hyperlink will take you directly to the record of this soldier: http://www./documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=5576728&queryType=1&resultcount=1 The card usually shows medal entitlement, date overseas, theatre of war and sometimes other interesting information is added. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission website read more