A RARE 'DEFENCE of LADYSMITH QSA/KSA & WW1,LSGC GROUP OF FIVE WITH M.I.D. FOR TUNNELLING IN SALONIKA. To: 1997. Spr-Sgt-WO Cl II. JOHN HENRY RESTALL. ROYAL ENGINEERS.
Queen's South Africa Medal
Laing's Nek
Belfast
Talana
Defence of Ladysmith
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King Edward VII South Africa Medal
South Africa 1901
South Africa 1902
War Medal
Victory Medal (M.I.D) original emblem.
(Mentioned In Despatches:11th June 1918, for 'Gallant Conduct in Salonika')
(John Restall was apparently attached to a Tunnelling Company during the Salonika campaign )
Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GV)
Dog Tag. ( World War I )
- 'J Restall, WES, R.E. 1997'
ALSO INCLUDED
The EMCA' Whistle with Compass, by J.Hudson & Co, Birmingham, circa 1922
British Legion Badge. No. '263156', R'd 684409',
Birmingham Medal, Co., 1921-1946
PHOTOS
1) Small portrait of John Henry Restall
2) Group picture of John Henry Restall (sitting) when he was a Lance Corporal in the Royal Engineers. Pictured with his brother, William James Restall, who was a Sergeant in the Royal Marines (William is sitting on John's right in the photo).
Photo taken between January 1903 and August 1906
INFORMATION FOR JOHN HENRY RESTALL
MILITARY INFORMATION:-
Entries from Royal Engineers Account (Pay) Book:
Number 1997. Enlisted at Liverpool 12th July 1898 for 7 years in army and 5 years on reserve. Age 20 years and 11 months.
Born Gloucester. Occupation Painter. 5 feet 8 7/8 inches.
Fresh complexion. Blue eyes. Brown hair.
Church of England ( Wesleyan on Dog Tag )
Marks: Dot base R thumb, Brown stain abdomen, Scar R shin.
Services Abroad:
Completed a recruits course of musketry training at Lydd 1st March 1899
Embarkation for Natal 10th June 1899.
Disembarkation 13th July 1899
Home 7th November 1902 to 28th October 1902
Embarkation for Gibraltar 18th November 1904.
Disembarkation Gibraltar 23rd November 1904
Home 26th October 1909 to 31st October 1909
Embarkation for Singapore 10th September 1910.
Disembarkation Singapore 8th November 1910
WW1 Service in Salonica (BALKANS) (15th Sept 1917----5th Jan 1919)
"MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES of Lt Gen, G.F. MILNE KCB,DSO, C in C of B.S.F. FOR: GALLANT CONDUCT AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICES RENDERED DURING THE PERIOD FROM 21st September 1917 to 28th February 1918"
Promotions and Reductions in Rank:
Appointed Lance Corporal 21st January 1903
Second Corporal 1st August 1906
Corporal 14th September 1910
Sergeant 5th August 1914
Good Conduct Pay: @ 1d 12th July 1900
Completed the shortened 92 day Field Work Course at Chatham
18th May 1899
Register of Rate of Engineers Pay, to which, 1997 Restall, J is entitled. Trade, Painter, 4th May 1899
Register of Special Acquirements:
Swimming: 25th November 1898
Campaigns and Actions:
Medals Awarded -
1899 - 1902 South Africa
- Queen's South Africa Medal, clasps: 'Belfast', 'Laing's Nek', 'Defence of Ladysmith', 'Talana'
- King's South Africa Medal, clasps: '1901' & '1902'
Passed Class of Instruction, 1st March 1916,
Bombing Class. Qualified as Assistant Instructor at Troon.
FAMILY & PERSONAL INFORMATION:-
John Henry Restall was born in Gloucester in August 1877. One of eight children, he was the second child of John Henry Restall and Jane Ann Carter. He enlisted in the army on 12th July 1898; one month before his 21st birthday. Although a painter by trade, prior to joining the Royal Engineers he had played football for Tranmere Rovers.
On 14th November 1914 he married Lucy Nora Luckhurst at The Roman Catholic Church in Brompton, Kent. His wife was from the Medway in Kent. Brompton, where they married, is a village near Chatham which was built in the 1700s to accommodate the rapidly expanding dockyard workforce. John and Lucy had one daughter, Lucy Jessica, who was born 14th May 1916 and died 18th November 2011, age 95.
John Henry Restall died in September 1954 in the Wirral, Cheshire, age 77.
A SUPERBLY DOCUMENTED GROUP WITH OVER 30 PAGES OF FULLY DETAILED COPY SERVICE & PENSION PAPERS INCLUDING MEDICAL RECORDS AND EVEN THE RECEIPT FOR HIS LSGC .. Astoundingly complete.
( CURRENTLY RESEARCHING )
( John Restall is shown seated wearing his Boer War pair. His brother, James Restall RM, is standing to HIS left. )
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King Edward VII South Africa Medal
South Africa 1901
South Africa 1902
War Medal
Victory Medal (M.I.D) original emblem.
(Mentioned In Despatches:11th June 1918, for 'Gallant Conduct in Salonika')
(John Restall was apparently attached to a Tunnelling Company during the Salonika campaign )
Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GV)
Dog Tag. ( World War I )
- 'J Restall, WES, R.E. 1997'
ALSO INCLUDED
The EMCA' Whistle with Compass, by J.Hudson & Co, Birmingham, circa 1922
British Legion Badge. No. '263156', R'd 684409',
Birmingham Medal, Co., 1921-1946
PHOTOS
1) Small portrait of John Henry Restall
2) Group picture of John Henry Restall (sitting) when he was a Lance Corporal in the Royal Engineers. Pictured with his brother, William James Restall, who was a Sergeant in the Royal Marines (William is sitting on John's right in the photo).
Photo taken between January 1903 and August 1906
INFORMATION FOR JOHN HENRY RESTALL
MILITARY INFORMATION:-
Entries from Royal Engineers Account (Pay) Book:
Number 1997. Enlisted at Liverpool 12th July 1898 for 7 years in army and 5 years on reserve. Age 20 years and 11 months.
Born Gloucester. Occupation Painter. 5 feet 8 7/8 inches.
Fresh complexion. Blue eyes. Brown hair.
Church of England ( Wesleyan on Dog Tag )
Marks: Dot base R thumb, Brown stain abdomen, Scar R shin.
Services Abroad:
Completed a recruits course of musketry training at Lydd 1st March 1899
Embarkation for Natal 10th June 1899.
Disembarkation 13th July 1899
Home 7th November 1902 to 28th October 1902
Embarkation for Gibraltar 18th November 1904.
Disembarkation Gibraltar 23rd November 1904
Home 26th October 1909 to 31st October 1909
Embarkation for Singapore 10th September 1910.
Disembarkation Singapore 8th November 1910
WW1 Service in Salonica (BALKANS) (15th Sept 1917----5th Jan 1919)
"MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES of Lt Gen, G.F. MILNE KCB,DSO, C in C of B.S.F. FOR: GALLANT CONDUCT AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICES RENDERED DURING THE PERIOD FROM 21st September 1917 to 28th February 1918"
Promotions and Reductions in Rank:
Appointed Lance Corporal 21st January 1903
Second Corporal 1st August 1906
Corporal 14th September 1910
Sergeant 5th August 1914
Good Conduct Pay: @ 1d 12th July 1900
Completed the shortened 92 day Field Work Course at Chatham
18th May 1899
Register of Rate of Engineers Pay, to which, 1997 Restall, J is entitled. Trade, Painter, 4th May 1899
Register of Special Acquirements:
Swimming: 25th November 1898
Campaigns and Actions:
Medals Awarded -
1899 - 1902 South Africa
- Queen's South Africa Medal, clasps: 'Belfast', 'Laing's Nek', 'Defence of Ladysmith', 'Talana'
- King's South Africa Medal, clasps: '1901' & '1902'
Passed Class of Instruction, 1st March 1916,
Bombing Class. Qualified as Assistant Instructor at Troon.
FAMILY & PERSONAL INFORMATION:-
John Henry Restall was born in Gloucester in August 1877. One of eight children, he was the second child of John Henry Restall and Jane Ann Carter. He enlisted in the army on 12th July 1898; one month before his 21st birthday. Although a painter by trade, prior to joining the Royal Engineers he had played football for Tranmere Rovers.
On 14th November 1914 he married Lucy Nora Luckhurst at The Roman Catholic Church in Brompton, Kent. His wife was from the Medway in Kent. Brompton, where they married, is a village near Chatham which was built in the 1700s to accommodate the rapidly expanding dockyard workforce. John and Lucy had one daughter, Lucy Jessica, who was born 14th May 1916 and died 18th November 2011, age 95.
John Henry Restall died in September 1954 in the Wirral, Cheshire, age 77.
A SUPERBLY DOCUMENTED GROUP WITH OVER 30 PAGES OF FULLY DETAILED COPY SERVICE & PENSION PAPERS INCLUDING MEDICAL RECORDS AND EVEN THE RECEIPT FOR HIS LSGC .. Astoundingly complete.
( CURRENTLY RESEARCHING )
( John Restall is shown seated wearing his Boer War pair. His brother, James Restall RM, is standing to HIS left. )