markinbelfast Posted 17 May , 2004 Share Posted 17 May , 2004 Medal card of Felton, Hon Stephen Corps: Royal Irish Rifles Regiment No: 41862 Rank: Private... 1914-1920 WO 372/7 View Details Just noticed this on the recent onlines....any idea what the 'HON' would stand for? cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 17 May , 2004 Share Posted 17 May , 2004 It stands for 'The Honourable' Usually denotes the offspring of someone with an aristocratic title - more specifically the son/daughter of a baron or viscount or the son of an earl. It is also used as form of respect in the name of MPs, judges etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 17 May , 2004 Share Posted 17 May , 2004 If I may add a little. "The Honourable" is used for offspring of the Peerage for whom no title is available, ie. a Duke would used Duke for himself, but his eldest son would take the next junior title, and so on, and any sons sticking out the end of the chain just get The Hon. Any MP with "Right Honourable" is a Privy Councillor, I believe. With Judges, I believe it is "His Honour etc" And lastly, in military terms, Hon. ranks [such as Lt] are conferred on such as those commissioned as Quartermasters but give no executive powers over combat troops. All this off the cuff, references unavailable, just dropped into the site for a breath of fresh air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markinbelfast Posted 17 May , 2004 Author Share Posted 17 May , 2004 Anyone with a war time whos who have a look and see if theres a Stephen Felton...of a Felton with a son called Felton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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