Yet another GVI General Service Medal with a 1945-1948 Palestine Bar attached. This is the GSM (1918) Medal with bar to Palestine 1945-1948 issued to Gunner T. Birchall, 21043061, Royal Artillery. He served in the 39th Medium Artillery Regiment.
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Another Birchall in Post-War Palestine
Posted in 1945 + Medals, Family Groups & Singles with tags Family Groups and Singles, Palestine, United Kingdom on September 11, 2025 by The DudeA Birchall Sapper in Post-War Palestine
Posted in 1945 + Medals, Family Groups & Singles with tags Family Groups and Singles, Israel, Palestine, United Kingdom on December 17, 2023 by The DudeIt seems to be the year for orphans with this lonely General Service Medal (1918) with the bar for Palestine 1945-48. This particular example is impressed to 19143701 SPR P.J.BURCHELL R.E. As you can see by the medal roll Sapper Burchell made it to Lance Jack by the time the medal was issued. I have a Naval GSM to the same surname with the same bar.
A Palestine NGSM to a Birchall
Posted in 1945 + Medals, Family Groups & Singles with tags Israel, Palestine, Royal Navy, United Kingdom on August 12, 2013 by The DudeThis Naval General Service Medal, impressed to C/JX 155864 E.Burchell A/B R.N. has the 1945-1948 Palestine Bar. Most of the naval personnel involved in this brush fire war were offshore patrol craft crews attempting to interdict arms and illegal immigrant traffic into what was still the British Mandate territory of Palestine.
The Trans-Jordan War Service Medal Miniature
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags Jordan, Miniature, Palestine, Trans-Jordan, WW2 on August 1, 2013 by The Dude
This is the miniature medal matching the full size one listed elsewhere here, from the Principality of Transjordan, and issued to all citizens of the mandate who served in WW2. Trans-Jordan later became the Kingdom of Jordan. It’s Arabic name is “Midalat al-Zarari al-Herb al-Iradani Lasanat 1939-1945“.
A Birchall Medal Group from the Palestine Mandate
Posted in 1945 + Medals, Family Groups & Singles with tags Family Groups and Singles, Palestine, United Kingdom on April 19, 2013 by The DudeOkay, this is a small family group but interesting. The 1939-45 Victory Medal means he was enlisted in 1945 but missed being deployed to any of the war zones. The Palestine Bar on the GSM means he deployed to Palestine during the emergency there between 1945 and 1948. The medal group is named to 1445860 Gnr W.Birchall R.A. The medal roll below indicates he was attached to 66th Battery, Airborne Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery.
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