{"product_id":"1st-bn-cameron-highlanders-ww1-british-victory-medal-pte-james-adams","title":"1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders WW1 British Victory Medal Pte. James Adams","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFirst World War British Victory Medal - Private James Adams, 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eVictory Medal -\u003cb\u003e S-33099 PTE. J. ADAMS. CAMERONS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePrivate \u003cb\u003eJames Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (S\/33099) served with the \u003cb\u003e1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders\u003c\/b\u003e, a regular battalion that spent the entire First World War on the Western Front. The battalion fought continuously from 1914 to 1918, taking part in some of the hardest actions of the war including the defence of the Ypres Salient, the Somme, Arras, Passchendaele, and the final advance of 1918.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMen of the 1st Camerons were heavily engaged throughout 1917–18, suffering repeated casualties during the German Spring Offensive and the Allied counter-offensives that followed. Adams appears on the battalion’s medal roll compiled at \u003cb\u003ePerth\u003c\/b\u003e in 1920, confirming his entitlement to the \u003cb\u003eBritish War Medal and Victory Medal\u003c\/b\u003e for service in France and Flanders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAlthough no surviving service papers remain for him, his presence on the roll places him among the late-war drafts who reinforced the battalion after its heavy fighting in 1916–17. The 1st Camerons remained in the line almost continuously until the Armistice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: All research will be sent to the buyer via email. I am unable to provide printed copies, as I do not have access to a printer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAJMS Medals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AJMS Medals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52870297190746,"sku":null,"price":18.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/9850\/1466\/files\/20251126_134103.png?v=1764246586","url":"https:\/\/ajms-medals.com\/products\/1st-bn-cameron-highlanders-ww1-british-victory-medal-pte-james-adams","provider":"AJMS Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}