1914/15 Star Trio to Sterling 7th Manchester Regiment.

A weird little group comprising of a 1914/15 star renamed and period engraved to 3602 Private L Sterling Manchester regiment. British war and victory medal correctly named to 5128 Private Louis Sterling of the 7th battalion Manchester regiment. WW2 Defence medal unnamed as issued. All mounted on a brooch bar for wear.
I can confirm that Louis Sterling is only entitled to the pair for his world war one service. He served with the 7th Manchester’s and I estimate he must have joined the regiment when they returned to France in 1917. Not taking anything away from this man, the 7th Manchester’s had a pretty rough time in France after serving in the Gallipoli campaign. Forming part of the 127th Brigade, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division in 1917 they saw action at the Third Battle of Ypres, or more popularly known as Passchendaele and were constantly in the thick of the fighting until the end of the war.
His medal index card shows he was later transferred to the Royal Fusiliers, this was probably when the battalion was partly split to form the Army of Occupation in Germany after the war. He was also later promoted to Acting Serjeant, which shows he was a good soldier.
I can not fathom why he had a star named to him, perhaps he felt left out of the Gallipoli action. The medals are in good condition some light wear to the high points but in no way over polished. An interesting group for research; it comes with copies of his medal index card and medal issue roll.

Code: 28892