WW1 Victory Medal to Stevenson 1st Lincs – Died POW From Derby

A single WW1 victory medal correctly named to 203847 Pte P. Stevenson Lins R.
203847 Private Percy Stevenson was born in Inglesby Derbyshire on the 26th March 1884, he came from a large family, his father Thomas was a well-respected farmer and Percy worked on the farm before the war.
Percy was probably drafted into the army after 1916 and served with the 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. During 1917 the battalion were in action during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, the Arras offensive, the Third Battles of Ypres and The Cambrai Operations. In 1918 they were on The Somme then moved north and were in action during the Battles of the Lys. It was around the area of Kemmel on the 16th of April that Percy was wounded and taken prisoner by the Germans. He was taken to the POW camp in Crosson Brandenburg, Germany. Conditions here were harsh particularly towards the end of the war in 1918, with prisoners suffering from starvation and disease. They were also used as forced labour on nearby farms working long hours for very little sustenance. When the end of the war was in site, some prisoners were marched to Friedrichsfield POW camp. This POW camp (Gefangenenlager Friedrichsfeld) was a major German holding center for Western Front captives in 1918. By October 1918, it held over 77,000 prisoners, acting as a hub for forced labour, including those used in Ruhr coal mining.
Sadly, Private Percy Stevenson died here on the 17th November 1918, just before he had his chance to be repatriated home. He is now remembered with honour at the Berlin South-Western Cemetery; he was 34 years old.
His Victory medal is in very good condition and comes with various copied research confirming the above.

Code: 31408