General Service Medal clasp Palestine named MAJOR C E DRIVER THE KINGS R.
Cyril Edward Driver born 10th Jan 1894 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, his father, Samuel and mother Mabel. When WW1 came he joined the Devonshire Regiment as a 2nd Lt in 1914. He went with the 1/6th Devonshire Regt to India in Sept 1914. Their war started on 6th Jan 1916 when they landed at Basra and took part in the Mesopotamia campaigns. Cyril was awarded an Military Cross LG 26th Aug 1918 for Mesopotamia. Awarded a BWM & VM for WW1 service with his MC. He stayed in the Army after WW1 and joined the Kings Regiment and was put on the Staff List in 19121
He was then loaned to the RAF on 1st Oct 1921 in Iraq where he earned the GSM Iraq medal. His entries mentions Intelligence Iraq Command. Made a Capt in Oct 1922. He married Alice MacLaren Whittet on 18th March 1924 in Iraq. His service was extended with RAF till 1925 when put on Special Appointment CL FF. He was Adj in 1927 and not in 1931. In 1936-1939 he is seconded to the RAF again where he earns his GSM Palestine as a Major (maybe only medal named to the Kings for this clasp). 1947 he retires as a Lt Col so their maybe WW2 medals as well. He died on 10 June 1947 in Hamadan, Iran, at the age of 53.