BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS-WILLIAM RUSHWORTH HANSON-SERVED NORTH RUSSIA AND CEYLON PLANTERS RIFLE CORPS

British War and Victory Medals, named to:
2-LIEUT W.R.HANSON.
Medals extremely fine, on original silk ribbons
William Rushworth Hanson was born at Wakefield, in 1887.He was educated at Halifax Technical College.He commenced a 5-year apprenticeship with Merrs Woodhouse and Mitchell, Ltd.,at Brighouse Yorks,makers of stationary steam engines,He then went to the United States in order to study American methods of production,and took charge of a section of the fitting and erecting shops of the Providence Engineering Engineering Works,Rhode Island.
In 1912 he was appointed assistant engineer to the the Columbo Commercial Company,Ceylon, and was employed in the the design of Steel and reinforced concrete structures, bridges and aerial ropeways, and on the installation of Gas and and oil engines and tea and rubber machinery.At some point he enlisted with the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps.He came to London to enlist with the R.A.S.C.He later became commanding officer of the mechanical transport section of the North Russian Expeditionary Force at Archangel and held the rank of Captain.He was also appointed Officer commanding the first Russian Automobile Division in Archangel.
In 1919 he returned to Ceylon,rejoining the Columbo Commercial Company and was appointed manager of the engineering works at Badulla in the province of Uva.Following the death of his Father, he returned home to take charge of Charles Hanson and Son,to manage the Family business with his brother.He died in 1935
Information extracted from Grace's Guide.
M.I.C States N Russia 15/06/18.Address given as Columbo Commercial Ltd.,Badulla Ceylon
Hanson also received the Ceylon Volunteer Service Medal, which has appeared on the market,and served as 2660 Rifleman with "D" Coy Badulla detachment of the CRPC (Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps Very interesting pair,worthy of further research.

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