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Medals to the Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) 2 days 15 minutes ago #98172

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[ DSO GV ];
QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut: T. C. Newbold, V: Co: Derby: Regt.);
British War Medal 1914-20 (Major T. C. Newbold.);
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TD GV, HM 1913

DSO London Gazette 1 January 1918.

MID London Gazette 15 June 1916, 15 May 1917, and 11 December 1917.

Thomas Clifford Newbold was commissioned into the Derbyshire Regiment and served with the Volunteer Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War. Afterwards serving with the 5th (Territorial) Battalion, he was awarded the Territorial Decoration in 1915 ( London Gazette, 29 January 1915). He saw further service during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 February 1915 to 11 November 1918 on the General Staff, and for his services was created a DSO and was three times Mentioned in Despatches. Subsequently advanced Lieutenant-Colonel, he died in Derby in 1942.

CC, OFS and Tr listed in WO100/192p21 and WO100/192p185.
Dr David Biggins
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