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hello
I have just downloaded the medal card of a relative and im now confused! it isnt like the others i have had, can someone help me to understand it please?
On the card it says his Name.. reg number... and his regiment, in this case the RAMC TF (royal army medical corps territorial force)
date of discharge, enlistment, cause of discharge, and the date of application, the address of applicant (which is blank)
Action taken... list RAMC/1450
but no medals are listed why?
anyone with knowledge? i have saved the image if someone can take a look please.
Many thanks
Sharmala.

Nots sure but, could be that he never claimed or was never issued one even though he was entitled to A medal, so the medal's were never entered on his medal card

Roy

Thanks for that roy, i think he never applied for his medals, as the date of application is blank as well, wonder why he never got them he was in the force for 4 years i didnt know that they had to apply for them learnt something there
Sharmala.

JeannieR......

Hi there. hope you don't mind me "butting" in.....

My grandfather's name was Joseph Morris Harrison, and therefore, extremley common.......Loads of Joseph M Harrisons..... I have found a Medal Card, which could be his, but could you clarify if parents, or a home town are mentioned, on the downloaded card ? This would make my quest so much easier.

Thankyou

Jeannie

Hi

Can anybody tell me where I can download a medal card, seems alot of people have been able to do this, but I dont know where to go. lol

thanks

Medal cards can be downloaded from the documentsonline site. The site has examples of the different types of cards, and what is shown on them, so this might explain the card you have. The cards don't have parents names on them, and in most cases, don't have an address.

search and Download medal cards at the national archives web site

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/power-search.asp?searchType=powersearch

For parents name's some pension record on Ancestry have next of kin and address on them

Roy

Jeannie the ones i have dont state the address or parents just what medals they recieved.
have you got there army number? if not its almost impossible to trace unless you have a good idea what reg they were in.
i was lucky mine had an uncommon surname.
good luck

Thank you.......

That does help, and also the link to the site !

I always forget where to go ....

Jeannie

hello again!
im a pain today on this subject, why would a person not claim the medals he was entitled to? i dont understand it could i apply for the medals instead? he was my great uncle.
Thankyou
Sharmala.

Have sent you a pm.