WW1 GROUP WITH IGS AFGHANISTAN NWF 1919, GSM IRAQ & KURDISTAN, MSM & LSGC, R.F.A , S&T CORPS, I.U.L, TWICE M.I.D MESOPOTAMIA

WW1 British War Medal, GVR 1st type IGS 1908 With Afghanistan NWF 1919 Clasp, GVR 1st type GSM 1918-1962 With clasps for both Iraq & Kurdistan WW1 Immediate M.S.M & GVR 1st type army LS&GC
To- 4312.S.SJT.J.W.KENDELL.R.A (BWM & MSM)
SUB-CONDR.J.W.KENDELL.S&T.C (IGS & GSM)
S.SJT.J.W.KENDELL.I.U.L (LS&GC)
John William Kendell from Silksworth, Sunderland enlisted in 1881 & first landed in France 16-8-1914 serving with the Royal Field Artillery. He was awarded the immediate M.S.M in the London gazette 3-3-1919 for services in Mesopotamia & was also twice M.I.D for services in Mesopotamia in the London gazette 12-3-1918 & 27-8-1918. He then went on to transfer to the Supply & Transport corps for service in India, Kurdistan & Iraq. He was awarded his LS&GC whilst serving with the Indian unattached list & his last entry in the army list is dated 1924.
Sadly the recipients 1914 star & Victory medal are missing from the group.
NEF & Complete with basic research details.
British War Medal, 1914-1918 (4312 S. Sjt J. W. Kendell. R.A.);

India General Service, 1908-1935, single clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (S-Condr. J. W. Kendell, S&T.C.);

General Service, 1918-1962, 2 clasps, Kurdistan, Iraq (Sub. Condr. J. W. Kendell. S. & T. Corps.);

Army Meritorious Service (Immediate), G.V.R. (4312 S. Sjt J.W. Kendell, R.F.A.);

Army Long Service and Good Conduct, G.V.R. 1st type (S. Sjt J.W. Kendall. I.U.L.);

John William Kendell was born in Market Weighton, Yorkshire on the 6th January 1881 and enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery on 6th February 1900 for 12 years (7 with the colours and 5 on reserve) aged 19 years 1 month.

He married Louisa Ann Gray on 10th January, 1907 at Silkworth, Durham, England

Served in UK then India 1908 – 14 & first landed in France 16-8-1914 serving with the Royal Field Artillery and then to Mesopotamia in 1915.

He was awarded the immediate M.S.M in the London gazette 3-3-1919 for services in Mesopotamia & went on to transfer to the Supply & Transport corps for service in India, Kurdistan & Iraq.

He was awarded his LS&GC whilst serving with the Indian Unattached List

He was specially promoted a supernumerary Sub-conductor with the Supply and Transport Corps, Indian Army on 17/10/1919 for services during the war.

List as Supernumerary to “C“ Supply Depot Company, S. & T. C. in the July 1921, April 1922 & January 1923 Indian Army Lists and also notes that he was specially promoted a sub conductor under paragraph 470, A. R., I, volume 2 for services during the war.

Army Regulations, India. Volume II - Regulations and Orders for the Army.

470. Departmental officers with honorary rank, warrant, and N. C. O’s. may be specially promoted for good service in the field, or for distinguished service of an exceptional nature not in the field ; when so promoted they will be borne as supernumeraries in their new grades until absorbed by promotion in the ordinary course. In both branches of the I. S. M. D., those specially promoted are eligible for further promotion to the top of the warrant or commissioned grades, as the case may be, according to their new seniority. No promotions can be made in the room of those specially promoted.



Formally transferred to Supply & Transport Corps on 25th March 1922. With the new army No. 1038286

In August 1922 he sailed from Bombay on the P&O ship ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ to Tibury. He is listed as Sub-Conductor. He is accompanied by wife and two daughters. Their proposed address is 36 Robert Street, Silksworth, Durham.

In 1939 he is listed as being a pensioned Warrant Officer 1st Class and a clerk in the Ministry of Labour. Living at 1 Edwin Street, Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham.

In January 1940 this house was listed for sale (five rooms, scullery with bath, gas and electricity. Vacant possession)

He died April 24 1943 at Twyford Lodge, Willesdon, Middlesex but his home address was 78 Julian Avenue, Acton, Middlesex. Cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis.

Sadly the recipients 1914 star & Victory medal are missing from the group.



Publication Date

23 August 1918

The London Gazette, Supplement 30867, Page 9996

Marshall, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force

SIR,—With reference to the concluding paragraph of my Despatch dated the 15th April, 1918, I have the honour to submit herewith a list of names of those officers, ladies, non-commissioned officers and men serving, or who have served, under my command, whose distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty I consider deserving of special mention.

SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT CORPS.

Kendall, 4312 S./Sjt. J. W., R.F.A.



The London Gazette 28 February 1919 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 3 MARCH, 1919) Supplement 31210, Page 2997

4312 S./Sjt. (A./Sub. Condr.) Kendell, J. W. (Silksworth).

This was corrected in the LG 22 July 1919 :

"London Gazette," dated 13.3.19. - 4312 S./Sjt. Kendell, J. W.,

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