PRIVATE H.T. DALZIEL, 24TH BATTALION (2ND SPORTSMANS) ROYAL FUSILIERS. Three: 1914-15 Star

PRIVATE H.T. DALZIEL, 24TH BATTALION (2ND SPORTSMANS) ROYAL FUSILIERS. Three: 1914-15 Star (officially impressed: SPTS-2201 PTE. H.T. DALZIEL. R. FUS.) British War and Victory Medals (officially impressed: GS-50468 PTE. H.T. DALZIEL. R. FUS.). BWM attractively toned, generally Extremely Fine.

Group accompanied by copied biographical details, extract fro 1891 census, Medal Index card. WW1 medal rolls and Silver War Badge roll.

Herbert Telfer Dalziel was born in 1887 in Marylebone, London. He is recorded in the 1891 census as being the 3 year old son of Samuel Dalziel, a tailor. Dalziel enlisted into the 26th Battalion Royal Fusiliers on 14/12/1914, saw service in France with the 26th Royal Fusiliers from 15/11/1915 to 12/4/1916. He transferred to the 6th (Home Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers on 31/3/1917 and was subsequently transferred to the Class “P” Reserve (Army Reserve pension awarded). The Class “P” Reserve comprised former servicemen whose civilian qualifications were more important to the war effort than military service.

Recipient also entitled Silver War Badge.