stoker99 Posted 19 October , 2008 Share Posted 19 October , 2008 An entry on a Medal Roll Index Card appears to read: Retd (1743 KR 1912) Presumably, "1743" was a service number, but what was "KR"? Could anyone help translate, please? Also, in the same Index Card, there is: No 4 Coy Lahore Div Train Again, this is presumably the Divisional Train of the 3rd (Lahore) Division, but "The Long Long Trail" states that this consisted of 428, 429, 430 and 431 Companies, ASC. Why the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyneside Chinaman Posted 19 October , 2008 Share Posted 19 October , 2008 Hi 1743 KR refers to the paragraph of King's Regulations dealing with unclaimed medals medals that were unclaimed after 10 years were sent to The DDOS at the Royal Dockyard Woolwich Medal Brach and broken up. regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper6197 Posted 20 October , 2008 Share Posted 20 October , 2008 Hi there I've heard of medals not being claimed until the mid 1930's, and then being sent on to the recipient. (This is probably off the topic of this thread, but I found it quite interesting that the medals, if not claimed would be desroyed.) George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 20 October , 2008 Share Posted 20 October , 2008 Only officers had to claim their medals. They were sent automatically to other ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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