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Six: Lieutenant W. G. Beer, Devonshire Regiment, attached Gold Coast Regiment 1939-45...
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Six: Lieutenant W. G. Beer, Devonshire Regiment, attached Gold Coast Regiment
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Lt. W. G. Beer Devon) mounted as worn; together with 3 bronze Devonshire Regiment Sports Medals, these all unnamed, extremely fine (6) £80-£100
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Walter George Beer was born in Newton Abbot, Devon in 1906. He attested for the Territorial Army at Newton Abbot on 16 February 1924 and was posted to 382 (Totnes) Battery, 96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He attended Annual Training in 1924 and 1925 and was mustered Gunner on 10 April 1926. Discharged having enlisted in the Regular Army he was posted to the Depot, Devonshire Regiment, at Exeter on 17 February 1927 and to the 2nd Battalion in Plymouth later that year. He disembarked in India on 4 March 1931 having been posted to the 1st Battalion at Quetta on the North West Frontier. Appointed Lance-Sergeant in 1933 he was with the battalion during their notorious march on foot of 187 miles to Razmak which they reached on 25 March 1934. Posted back to the 2nd Battalion in Dover in February 1937 he took part in the Coronation celebrations in London in May 1937. He next embarked for service with the Royal West African Frontier Force in April 1938 and was promoted Sergeant at the Depot, Gold Coast Regiment at Accra on 1 October 1938. Various appointments in West Africa followed during which time he was appointed Acting Regimental Sergeant Major in 1942.
Discharged having been granted an Emergency Commission as Second Lieutenant in the Devonshire Regiment 23 June 1943, Beer was posted to the 3rd Battalion Gold Coast Regiment the same day. Embarking with his battalion for India in June 1944 he entered the Concessional Area (South East Asia) on 15 October 1944. He embarked for UK for release on 15 July 1945 and returning to Newton Abbot he was employed by the Great Western Railway in the town. His Long Service Medal was issued following the ruling that officers may receive the award subject to them having completed the necessary qualifying period of service prior to receiving their commission and was awarded in January 1974, appearing in the London Gazette on 27 May 1975. He died at Newton Abbot on 9 September 1987, aged 80.
Sold with copied service records confirming his medal entitlement, issue slip for the Second War medals, original MOD letter enclosing LS&GC medal, and other research.
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Lt. W. G. Beer Devon) mounted as worn; together with 3 bronze Devonshire Regiment Sports Medals, these all unnamed, extremely fine (6) £80-£100
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Walter George Beer was born in Newton Abbot, Devon in 1906. He attested for the Territorial Army at Newton Abbot on 16 February 1924 and was posted to 382 (Totnes) Battery, 96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He attended Annual Training in 1924 and 1925 and was mustered Gunner on 10 April 1926. Discharged having enlisted in the Regular Army he was posted to the Depot, Devonshire Regiment, at Exeter on 17 February 1927 and to the 2nd Battalion in Plymouth later that year. He disembarked in India on 4 March 1931 having been posted to the 1st Battalion at Quetta on the North West Frontier. Appointed Lance-Sergeant in 1933 he was with the battalion during their notorious march on foot of 187 miles to Razmak which they reached on 25 March 1934. Posted back to the 2nd Battalion in Dover in February 1937 he took part in the Coronation celebrations in London in May 1937. He next embarked for service with the Royal West African Frontier Force in April 1938 and was promoted Sergeant at the Depot, Gold Coast Regiment at Accra on 1 October 1938. Various appointments in West Africa followed during which time he was appointed Acting Regimental Sergeant Major in 1942.
Discharged having been granted an Emergency Commission as Second Lieutenant in the Devonshire Regiment 23 June 1943, Beer was posted to the 3rd Battalion Gold Coast Regiment the same day. Embarking with his battalion for India in June 1944 he entered the Concessional Area (South East Asia) on 15 October 1944. He embarked for UK for release on 15 July 1945 and returning to Newton Abbot he was employed by the Great Western Railway in the town. His Long Service Medal was issued following the ruling that officers may receive the award subject to them having completed the necessary qualifying period of service prior to receiving their commission and was awarded in January 1974, appearing in the London Gazette on 27 May 1975. He died at Newton Abbot on 9 September 1987, aged 80.
Sold with copied service records confirming his medal entitlement, issue slip for the Second War medals, original MOD letter enclosing LS&GC medal, and other research.
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Six: Lieutenant W. G. Beer, Devonshire Regiment, attached Gold Coast Regiment
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Lt. W. G. Beer Devon) mounted as worn; together with 3 bronze Devonshire Regiment Sports Medals, these all unnamed, extremely fine (6) £80-£100
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Walter George Beer was born in Newton Abbot, Devon in 1906. He attested for the Territorial Army at Newton Abbot on 16 February 1924 and was posted to 382 (Totnes) Battery, 96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He attended Annual Training in 1924 and 1925 and was mustered Gunner on 10 April 1926. Discharged having enlisted in the Regular Army he was posted to the Depot, Devonshire Regiment, at Exeter on 17 February 1927 and to the 2nd Battalion in Plymouth later that year. He disembarked in India on 4 March 1931 having been posted to the 1st Battalion at Quetta on the North West Frontier. Appointed Lance-Sergeant in 1933 he was with the battalion during their notorious march on foot of 187 miles to Razmak which they reached on 25 March 1934. Posted back to the 2nd Battalion in Dover in February 1937 he took part in the Coronation celebrations in London in May 1937. He next embarked for service with the Royal West African Frontier Force in April 1938 and was promoted Sergeant at the Depot, Gold Coast Regiment at Accra on 1 October 1938. Various appointments in West Africa followed during which time he was appointed Acting Regimental Sergeant Major in 1942.
Discharged having been granted an Emergency Commission as Second Lieutenant in the Devonshire Regiment 23 June 1943, Beer was posted to the 3rd Battalion Gold Coast Regiment the same day. Embarking with his battalion for India in June 1944 he entered the Concessional Area (South East Asia) on 15 October 1944. He embarked for UK for release on 15 July 1945 and returning to Newton Abbot he was employed by the Great Western Railway in the town. His Long Service Medal was issued following the ruling that officers may receive the award subject to them having completed the necessary qualifying period of service prior to receiving their commission and was awarded in January 1974, appearing in the London Gazette on 27 May 1975. He died at Newton Abbot on 9 September 1987, aged 80.
Sold with copied service records confirming his medal entitlement, issue slip for the Second War medals, original MOD letter enclosing LS&GC medal, and other research.
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Lt. W. G. Beer Devon) mounted as worn; together with 3 bronze Devonshire Regiment Sports Medals, these all unnamed, extremely fine (6) £80-£100
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Walter George Beer was born in Newton Abbot, Devon in 1906. He attested for the Territorial Army at Newton Abbot on 16 February 1924 and was posted to 382 (Totnes) Battery, 96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He attended Annual Training in 1924 and 1925 and was mustered Gunner on 10 April 1926. Discharged having enlisted in the Regular Army he was posted to the Depot, Devonshire Regiment, at Exeter on 17 February 1927 and to the 2nd Battalion in Plymouth later that year. He disembarked in India on 4 March 1931 having been posted to the 1st Battalion at Quetta on the North West Frontier. Appointed Lance-Sergeant in 1933 he was with the battalion during their notorious march on foot of 187 miles to Razmak which they reached on 25 March 1934. Posted back to the 2nd Battalion in Dover in February 1937 he took part in the Coronation celebrations in London in May 1937. He next embarked for service with the Royal West African Frontier Force in April 1938 and was promoted Sergeant at the Depot, Gold Coast Regiment at Accra on 1 October 1938. Various appointments in West Africa followed during which time he was appointed Acting Regimental Sergeant Major in 1942.
Discharged having been granted an Emergency Commission as Second Lieutenant in the Devonshire Regiment 23 June 1943, Beer was posted to the 3rd Battalion Gold Coast Regiment the same day. Embarking with his battalion for India in June 1944 he entered the Concessional Area (South East Asia) on 15 October 1944. He embarked for UK for release on 15 July 1945 and returning to Newton Abbot he was employed by the Great Western Railway in the town. His Long Service Medal was issued following the ruling that officers may receive the award subject to them having completed the necessary qualifying period of service prior to receiving their commission and was awarded in January 1974, appearing in the London Gazette on 27 May 1975. He died at Newton Abbot on 9 September 1987, aged 80.
Sold with copied service records confirming his medal entitlement, issue slip for the Second War medals, original MOD letter enclosing LS&GC medal, and other research.
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