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army records/medals

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Familyfinder

Familyfinder Report 25 Apr 2013 14:25

Thanks everyone -

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 25 Apr 2013 11:11

ALL info I have found over the years relating to WW1 medals shows them to have been sent automatically to the serviceman, or, if he had died, to his NOK

Vicci

Vicci Report 25 Apr 2013 10:26

Medal card of Parkhouse, Charles. Corps: Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Regiment No: 28655. Rank: ...

War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War. Medal card of Parkhouse, Charles. Corps Regiment No Rank Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 28655 Private.

Collection: Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Date range: 01 January 1914 - 31 December 1920
Reference:WO 372/15/120963

Campaign medal rolls (for 1914-1918 service)

national archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/britisharmysoldierafter1913.htm

Locate the campaign medal roll in record series WO 329 for a soldier who served in the First World War.

If you find a soldier's medal index card in record series WO 372 (see above), make a note of the reference in the 'Roll' column for a particular campaign medal.

>>C/1/101B9

Reference:
WO 329/1212
Description:

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry other ranks: medal rolls C/1/101B7: C/1/101B8: C/1/101B9: C/1/101B10: C/1/101B11. Pages 609-912. British War Medal and Victory Medal

not sure what info you will get but can order online

Researching:
Lashmore, Lines, Smith, Reilly, Mendus

Familyfinder

Familyfinder Report 25 Apr 2013 10:25

ok thanks - maybe i read about ww2 will go and look :-)

Adeline

Adeline Report 25 Apr 2013 10:19

There is some useful information about medals here:

www.veterans-uk.info/medals/claiming.html

This seems to indicate that WW1 medals were sent out automatically.

Familyfinder

Familyfinder Report 25 Apr 2013 10:04

Hi - My great grandad died in 1917- How do I know if his medals were claimed- I only just found out you had to 'claim' them- that they weren't automatically sent- only his wife was illiterate and ill when he died so wondrered if the family ever had them- she died a couple of years later nad the children were 'adopted' by other families and split up. I would like to get his service record- but cannot find anything about it so far (I am aware it may be burned) His name was Charles Parkhouse - from Exeter Devon. (and i know all the Burial details from CWGC thank you) He was with the Duke of Cornwall LI . I downloaded a medal card- from national archives online-but don't know how to tell if they were claimed or not? Help please anyone?