WW1 Victory & War Duo To Pte W Dorks ASC Caterpillar Tank Driver
Code: 15495
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For sale is WW1 Victory & War Medal Duo To Pte W S Dorks Army Service Corps & Research scans:
This ww1 duo compromising of ww1 victory and a ww1 British war medal are both engraved with the following; “M-27058 Pte. W. S. Dorks. A.S.C”.
William Sam Dorks was born in the year 1892, and lived at the following address; 6 Kent road, Gray, Essex. His trade before enlisting was a steam engine driver. His religious’s believes was a methodist.
William Sam Dorks, enlisted into the army service corps on the 10th of December 1915, aged just 23 years of age. Upon enlisting William joined and worked through out the First World War as a caterpillar tank driver, which fitted nicely in his comfort zone from his civilian job. He enlisted into the Group 34th (steam drivers), later in Egypt he would go onto serve as a caterpillar tank driver.
William served in Egypt for 2 years and 8/12 months as a caterpillar driver. At one point whilst serving in Egypt he was hospitalised as he was suffering from malaria due to in his opinion climate conditions. Whilst suffering from Illness in Egypt William stayed at the following hospitals; No. 36 Stationary Hospital in Mahemdia, Sinai and the 24 Stat Hospital Kantara Egypt. According to his pension scans he was suffering from side effects of malaria until 14th of February 1920, where he has had to take time of work as the symptoms are still to bad.
William enlisted at the rank of private, and was entitled to a ww1 war medal and a ww1 victory medal. Both of these medals are here and present in this listing, however unfortunately the medal ribbons are missing.
During ww1 William served within the RASC/ ASC under the number 274057, and under the number 91294 for a regiment abbreviated as S.F.B? Also William also served under R.A.S.C.M royal Army Service corps medical section towards the end of the war.
In roughly 1918 when the army service corps became the royal army service corps William was promoted to the rank of corporal.
He was discharged from the army in 1918, after the symptoms of malaria becoming to strong. In a medical report we can see that one of the strongest symptoms was suffocation and that he had 20% disability because of the malaria.
Accompanying this medal is 8 scans of his service records. Upon payment please let me know if you would prefer digital scans or printed copies. There is still plenty of research to be done on this medal!
These will be sent via royal mail 1st class signed for and dispatched within two working days.
Seller reference number J15
Box Number 1
