Military Medal to 2502 Driver Harry Stockdale. A. 245th West Riding Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force). WW1.

A Military Medal (MM) to 2502 Driver Harry Stockdale. A Battery, 245th West Riding Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force). British Army, United Kingdom.
For Bravery in the Field. London Gazette Date: 9 December 1916.
Entitled to Victory Medal and British War Medal as well.
Comes with copies of: London Gazette, Medal Index Cards and other research.

Good condition and complete with ribbon. Ref: UUU.

Harry Stockdale WWI Military Medal. (p 174/283 of The West Riding Territorials in the Great War.)

Driver Harry Stockdale was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for bravery in the field.

Recipient: 2502 Driver H. Stockdale.
Unit: A. 245th (West Riding) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force).
London Gazette Date: 9 December 1916.
Service Note: He was also later reported wounded on 25 November 1917.

A Battery, 245th (West Riding) Brigade was a Territorial Force (TF) artillery unit of the British Army during World War I.
Originally raised in 1908 as part of the West Riding Artillery, it served continuously on the Western Front as the divisional artillery for the 49th (West Riding) Division.
The brigade deployed to France in April 1915, fighting as part of the 49th (West Riding) Division in key sectors including the Ypres Salient and the Somme.
In May 1916, the unit was reorganized and officially renumbered as the 245th Brigade, RFA (TF).
During the Great War (1914–18), the West Riding brigades formed the divisional artillery for the 49th (West Riding) Division, going to France in 1915.
In May 1916, all the TF RFA brigades were renumbered.
49th (West Riding) Divisional Artillery was organised as follows: 1/I West Riding Bde – became CCXLV (245) Bde.