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HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.		Soldiers of the Regiment Collections - Sports Medals Warrant Officer Class 2 John Bamford Warrant Officer Class 2 John Bamford, enlisted on 27th January 1905 at the age of 18 years and 10 months and received the number 8503. He appears to have served with the 1st King’s Own prior the war and arrived with them on the Western Front on 23rd August 1914. He was taken prisoner at Le Cateau and had still not been repatriated by 6th January 1919. After the First World War his number was changed to 3701381. He received the 1914 Star, British War and Allied Victory Medals and in 1923 the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged at Preston on 18th May 1923. His home address on discharge was 12 Woodside Cottage, Endmoor, Kendal, Westmorland. Sports Medal, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Rugby, 1920, with ‘1920-1921’ bar named to CQMS J Bamford. Hallmarked Silver, Birmingham 1920. Accession Number: KO2976/01 Sports Medal, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Hockey, 1921, with ‘1921-1922’ bar named to CQMS J Bamford. Hallmarked Silver, Birmingham, 1920 Accession Number: KO2976/02 Sports Medal, Army Athletic Association Medal, unnamed. Hallmarked Silver Birmingham, 1919 and marked ‘F & S’ ‘Fattorini & Sons Ltd Bradford’ Accession Number: KO2976/03 Box of issue for KO2976/03. Red cardboard box marked on the front with makers details: Fattorinin & Sons Ltd, Medals, Badges, Cups, Shields, Trophies etc. London, Manchester, Birmingham and Bradford. Accession Number: KO2976/04 Sports Medal, Burma Athletic Association, Rangoon, Rugby Football Challenge Cup, Won by J Bamford, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment. Hallmarked Silver, Birmingham, 1919 Accession Number: KO2976/05 Box of issue for KO2976/05 marked ‘P Orr & Sons Ltd, Madras & Rangoon’ Red box with makers name on inside of lid. Accession Number: KO2976/06 Sports Medal, Burma Athletic Association, Rangoon, Rugby Challenge Cup, 1921, un-named. Hallmarked Silver, Birmingham, 1919 Accession Number: KO2976/07 Box of issue for KO2976/07 marked ‘P Orr & Sons Ltd, Madras & Rangoon’ Blue box with makers name on inside of lid. Accession Number: KO2976/08 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.