Description
British War and Victory Medal Pair, Army Long Service Good Conduct, GV, Army Meritorious Service Medal (renamed), GV Issue, Warrant Officer John W. Warder, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
WW1 Pair officially impressed: “T-403 T.W.O. Cl. 1. J.W. Warder A.O.C.”
Army MSM naming contemporarily re-engraved: “T/403 T. Amt. S.M. J.W. Warder A.O.C.”
Army LSGC officially impressed: “7579177 W.O. CL. II. J.W. Warder. R.A.O.C”
Matching original silk ribbons on all medals.
Meritorious Service Medal was awarded in the London Gazette, 26th August 1918 for “valuable services rendered with the Forces in East Africa during the present war.”
He was a Temporary Armament Sergeant Major at the time of issue, note this medal is re-engraved.
During the period of World War 1, appointments such as Armament Sergeant Major were all homogenised to be classes of Warrant Officer.
Did not earn the 1914-15 Star, so he was likely awaiting posting overseas in England and went out to the East African Theatre of War circa 1916, when the British sent their main bulk of reinforcements.
John William Warder, was born circa 1884-5 in Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
The son of William and Mary Warder, both of Portsmouth. His father was an Electrical Wireman.
Similarly during 1901 a 16 year old John was working prior to enlistment as an “Electrical Fitters Apprentice”.
In 1911, he was then a married 26 year old “Fitter” serving in Bangalore, India, with the Staff of the 13th Brigade and 2nd Battery Royal Field Artillery.
The 1921 Census shows he was still serving after the war as a Temporary Armament Sergeant Major Fitter with the Royal
Army Ordnance Corps, being stationed at the time at the Military Command Headquarters in Gibraltar.
