WW1 Medal Pair to Bevis South Staffordshire Regiment.

WW1 British war and victory medal correctly named to 242365 Private Alfred E Bevis South Staffordshire regiment.
George Edward Bevis was born in the Middlesex Side of London in 1877. Before the war he was employed as a jewellery salesman in a shop / pawnbroker in east London. He lived with his wife Ada and his two sons Alfred and Albert at 90 Sandmere Road Clapham.
He enlisted or was drafted on 13th May 1916 and mobilised for France on 22nd September 1916 with the 5th Reserve battalion South Staffs regiment, part of the 46th (North Midland) Division, joining the battalion near the Somme an seeing action in that area for the next year. In the May of 1917 Alfred contracted Dysentery and was admitted to hospital. Dysentery was a problem for the armed forces in almost all wars. It was a truly horrific illness to those who suffered. It is caused by a parasite called Entamoeba Histolytica and thrives in situations of bad sanitation. The long tern effects of Dysentery are very dangerous, and it looks like Alfred was suffering from an extreme case. He was evacuated back to England and spent a time in a specialist Dysentery hospital in Birmingham.
When he became fit enough to serve, he was on light duties and served the rest of the war at home.
While this was happening to Alfred, his young son, Alfred Ernest Bevis was serving in the 2nd Battalion the Welsh regiment having originally enlisted into the London regiment. Sadly, he was Killed in action on 25th October 1918, just weeks from the Armistice. 285617 Private Alfred E Bevis is now remembered with honour at the Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy.
These medals are in very good condition and come with copy paperwork including service records and medal index card and medal roll.

Code: 29041