{"product_id":"army-service-corps-ww1-british-medal-trio-from-ford-shropshire","title":"Army Service Corps WW1 British Medal Trio From Ford, Shropshire","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFirst World War British Medal Trio - Acting Corporal Samuel George Bickerton, Army Service Corps\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;\"\u003e1914-15 Star - \u003cb\u003eM2-032928. PTE. S. G. BICKERTON. A.S.C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBritish War Medal - \u003cb\u003eM2-032928. A. CPL. S. G. BICKERTON. A.S.C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eVictory Medal - \u003cb\u003eM2-032928. A. CPL. S. G. BICKERTON. A.S.C.\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\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eSamuel George Bickerton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e served with the Royal Army Service Corps (A.S.C.), Motor Transport section, under the number \u003cb\u003eM2\/032928\u003c\/b\u003e. His Medal Index Card and Medal Roll entries confirm entitlement to the full \u003cb\u003e1914–15 Star Trio\u003c\/b\u003e, having first entered a theatre of war on \u003cb\u003e29 March 1915\u003c\/b\u003e, serving in \u003cb\u003eEgypt\u003c\/b\u003e during the early part of the First World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe A.S.C. played a crucial role throughout the campaign, keeping the British Army supplied with food, transport, munitions and equipment in often harsh desert conditions. The Motor Transport section was especially vital during the defence of the Suez Canal and the later operations against Ottoman forces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBickerton survived the war and was later discharged, with his civilian life well documented. Born in \u003cb\u003eFord, Shropshire, in 1890\u003c\/b\u003e, he later worked as a \u003cb\u003ebuilder\u003c\/b\u003e and married \u003cb\u003eVera Florence Lane\u003c\/b\u003e in 1921, a wedding reported in several newspapers of the time. He died in \u003cb\u003eShrewsbury in 1961\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePhotographs from Ancestry.\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\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":52870675333466,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/9850\/1466\/files\/20251126_133243.png?v=1764250411","url":"https:\/\/ajms-medals.com\/products\/army-service-corps-ww1-british-medal-trio-from-ford-shropshire","provider":"AJMS Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}