WW1 / Efficiency Medal Group of (4) to Stock, 19th Battalion / Royal Grenadiers
Group of 4 Medals includes The 1914-15 Star, 1914-18 British War Medal, Victory Medal to ''55508 PTE. C.H. STOCK. 19-CAN INF'' & For Efficient Service George V Medal to ''SGT C.H. STOCK RL GREN.''. Includes "Sons of England" Lodge type medal with Chase Stock engraved with For Service at the Front Pin.
Charles Henry Stock was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire on 12 Nov. 1877 and was a carpenter by trade. He enlisted on 12th Nov. 1914 and served a short time in France before being wounded in the ankle and buttock whilst acting as a Despatch Rider ? His wounds healed quickly but he developed neurasthenia and was eventually discharged after several spells in and out of hospital on 31 Dec 1917. he died 21 March 1916.
