55830: Royal Welsh Fusiliers badges belonging to Herbert Freestone

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posted on 2024-02-23, 22:48 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

Herbert Edward Freestone, born 29th February 1880 at Hadfield, Derbyshire. He was a private soldier in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

Herbert Freestone was invalided out before the end of the war and lived until 1956.

Editor's Comment:
Leather purse containing two enamelled 'Sweetheart' broaches of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and a Royal Welsh Fusiliers bi-metallic cap badge.

History

Identifier

6391.jpg| GWA_5438_Royal_Fusiliers_badges.jpg|

Subject

Freestone, Herbert Edward

Date

1914 - 1918

Date Created

01/08/1914

Temporal Coverage

31/12/1918

Source

Artifact

Medium

Mixed

Type

Other

Contributor

Richard Marshall | Bernice Dorothy Ferguson

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford