1914 Star (T-22397 L.Cpl F. P. Tilley. A.S.C.), very fine
Frederick Percy Tilley was born in 1890, and he attested age 14 in 1904. He served overseas in France from 17 August 1914, in Transportation. He reached the rank of Sergeant by 6th June 1918. He was discharged on 31st March 1920 with traumatic catarrh and neurasthenia. The medals were sent to him at 4 Cecil Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Percy's service records (52 pages) are on Ancestry UK. He was entitled to the War & Victory medal, but not the clasp for the star. As late as 1937 he queried this on the advice of the Old Contemptible Association, but was told by reply that his unit did not come under artillery fire during the qualifying period.
