WW1 Survivors

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ALFRED J. POWLING....................GUNNER..............................63130...................................ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY

ALBERT J. POWLING.....................PRIVATE.............................50198...................................SOUTH LANCS REGIMENT

ARTHUR E. POWLING....................PRIVATE.............................22361...................................ROYAL LANCASTER REGIMENT

ARTHUR POWLING.........................PRIVATE.............................20633....................................SUFFOLK REGIMENT

AMOS POWLING..............................SAPPER...............................189094.................................ROYAL ENGINEERS

BENJAMIN POWLING....................PRIVATE..............................G/1569.................................ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT

CHARLES POWLING......................PRIVATE.............................5218......................................DRAGOON GUARDS

CHARLES W. POWLING...............PRIVATE..............................G/11053...............................MIDDLESEX REGIMENT

CHARLES E. POWLING..................PRIVATE.............................63187....................................LONDON REGIMENT

CHARLES POWLING......................PRIVATE.............................50249....................................THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT

CHARLES POWLING.......................SAPPER...............................540903.................................ROYAL ENGINEERS

CLEMENT POWLING......................LANCE CORPORAL........P/8670..................................MILITARY FOOT POLICE

C.W. POWLING.................................PRIVATE.............................2950......................................ARMY CYCLIST CORPS

DAVID POWLING.............................PRIVATE.............................2208......................................MACHINE GUN CORPS

EDWARD JAMES POWLING..........SAPPER..............................532547.................................ROYAL ENGINEERS

E.C. POWLING..................................PRIVATE.............................M2/133434..........................ARMY SERVICE CORPS

EDWARD POWLING........................LABOUR CORPS..............483565.................................LABOUR CORPS

FREDERICK POWLING...................PRIVATE.............................9974......................................ROYAL FUSILIERS

GEORGE POWLING.........................GUNNER..............................74550....................................ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY

GEORGE R. POWLING....................PRIVATE..............................S/32066................................RIFLE BRIGADE

GILBERT A. POWLING...................PRIVATE..............................GS/52259.............................ROYAL FUSILIERS

GEORGE POWLING.........................PRIVATE.............................SS/11174.............................ARMY SERVICE CORPS

HENRY POWLING............................PRIVATE.............................M2/188370..........................ARMY SERVICE CORPS

JAMES JOHN POWLING................GUNNER..............................8394......................................ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY

JAMES H. POWLING.......................CORPORAL.......................T1562...................................ROYAL ENGINEERS

JOHN A. POWLING.........................CORPORAL.......................24319...................................ROYAL ENGINEERS

JOHN T POWLING...........................PRIVATE.............................3325......................................SUFFOLK REGIMENT

J POWLING........................................PRIVATE.............................8813......................................ESSEX REGIMENT

LEONARD J. POWLING..................GUNNER...............................154039.................................ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY

REGINALD POWLING.....................PRIVATE..............................10456...................................ROYAL HIGHLANDERS

SIDNEY N. POWLING.......................PRIVATE.............................1537......................................ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT

SIDNEY G. POWLING......................PRIVATE.............................DM2-208395.......................ARMY SERVICE CORPS

STANLEY C. POWLING..................PRIVATE.............................2772......................................ROYAL FUSILIERS

STEPHEN POWLING........................CORPORAL.......................T1495...................................ROYAL ENGINEERS

WALTER POWLING........................PRIVATE..............................10728....................................ARMY SERVICE CORPS

WALTER POWLING........................PRIVATE.............................2138......................................SUFFOLK REGIMENT

WALTER POWLING........................PRIVATE.............................2138......................................SUFFOLK YEOMANRY

WILLIAM H. POWLING..................LANCE CORPORAL........11859....................................ROYAL ENGINEERS

THE BRITISH WAR MEDAL requirement was that a member of the fighting forces had to leave his
native shore in any part of the British Empire while on service. It did not matter whether he or she
had taken part in an action in the war or not. Service included being deployed in Russia in 1919 and
1920.

The medal is silver, and circular. A truncated bust of King George V is on the obverse, while there is
a depiction of Saint George on the reverse. There is a straight clasp carrying a watered silk ribbon.
This has a central band of golden yellow with three stripes of white, black and blue on both sides.
The blue stripes come at the edges. An attempt was made to draw up a list of bars, but it was found
to be an overwhelming task and was abandoned. Some 4,700,000 of these medals were struck for
distribution at home, and another 600,000 in the Dominions and Colonies.

6,610,000 British War Medals were issued.

THE VICTORY MEDAL was awarded to all those who entered into the war. It follows that every
recipient of the Victory Medal also qualified for the British War Medal, but not the other way round.
300,000 fewer Victory Medals were required than British War Medals. All three services were
eligible. It is not generally known that Victory Medals continued to be awarded after the Armistice,
for the British forces who saw action in North Russia up to October 1819 and Trans-Caspia up to
April 1919 also qualified.

The medal was struck in bronze. On the obverse is a full-length figure of Victory. On the reverse is
the inscription "The Great War for Civilisation". There is no clasp, but a ring attachment through
which the ribbon is threaded. The official description of the colour of the ribbon is "two rainbows with
red in the centre". An oak-leaf emblem was sanctioned for those who were mentioned in
despatches.

5,725,000 Victory Medals were issued.

THE 1914-15 STAR was awarded to those service personnel and civilians who saw service in
France and Belgium from 23 November 1914 to the 31 December 1915, or who saw service in the
other theatres of war between the dates of 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915.

This Medal should always be accompanied by a British War Medal and also the Victory Medal.

LISTED ARE THE MEN WITH THE POLDING AND POWLING
NAME WHO RECEIVED AN AWARD

(many of the named in the Polding group are connected to

the Lancashire family and not to those from the south of England)

THE BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 and THE VICTORY MEDAL 1914-1920

* Awarded the Star............Medal Descriptions

ARTHUR POLDING........................Sapper........................Royal Engineers

BASIL POLDING.............................Sapper........................Royal Engineers *

FRANCIS POLDING.......................Private........................Cheshire Regiment

HENRY POLDING...........................Private........................Cheshire Regiment

HENRY POLDING...........................Driver........................Royal Engineers

HENRY POLDING...........................Private........................King Edwards Horse *

JAMES BEDE POLDING...............Captain........................4th East Lancashire Regiment *

............................................................Major

JOHN POLDING..............................Driver.........................Royal Engineers,

................................................................................................West Lancs Field Company

JOHN T. POLDING.........................Private........................Labour Corp.

JOSEPH POLDING..........................Driver.........................A.S.C.

JOSEPH POLDING..........................Private........................Royal Lancashire

JOSEPH C. POLDING.....................Private........................Bedfordshire Regiment

............................................................Private........................Hertfordshire Regiment

NORMAN POLDING......................Private........................1/7th Battalion Middlesex Regiment

............................................................Private........................1/8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment

............................................................Private........................56th Division (1st London)

ROBERT POLDING........................Private........................1st/2nd Battalion T.F. (Pioneers)

................................................................................................The Loyal North Lancs Regiment

THOMAS POLDING.......................Driver.........................38th Division Ammunition Col. *

................................................................................................Royal Field Artillery

THOMAS W. POLDING..................Gunner.......................Royal Field Artillery

WILLIAM POLDING......................Sapper........................Royal Engineers *