Medal card - Help

[louloubaby162]

I have found another solidier in my family tree but his medal card is alot different to the others i have.

Can anyone help me with what - Action Taken: List L/686 means??

Also did he recieve any medals??

[Retlaw]

I have found another solidier in my family tree but his medal card is alot different to the others i have.

Can anyone help me with what - Action Taken: List L/686 means??

Also did he recieve any medals??

Without seeing his card or knowing his name

I don't think I can help, can you post a copy of

the card.

Retlaw

[kenf48]

Without seeing his card or knowing his name

I don't think I can help, can you post a copy of

the card.

Retlaw

Oh of course you can, we're all psychic here doncha' kno

I notice a recent thread collected 8 posts without mentioning a name,

anyway my wild psychic guess is you are looking at a card for a Silver War Badge

see http://www.1914-1918.net/grandad/mic.htm

'Third type of card'

The list is the index list for the issue of the badge and is a reference to the records held at the TNA (the National Archives) and not available online

It means the man you are researching served, but may not have gone overseas so no medal, on the other hand he could have, but without a name ....

Ken

[ianjohnson1@blueyonder]

Hi all,

LouLou has asked me to post the name,

William Frederick Boddington

Gloucester Regiment

No 15204

Born in St Marys London Middlesex.

Many Thanks,

Ian.

[kenf48]

That's confirmed then it's a SWB card as at post 3

Discharged 15 September 1915

Para 392 xvi Kings Regs

'No longer fit for war service'

There is a pension record on Anc+y which shows he enlisted 19/10/1914 Short Service Engagement posted to 9th Battalion

Admitted to Hospital 18/8/1915 discharged 28/8/14 Diagnosis '(? Congenital) disease of the heart' Recommended for discharge

Did not serve overseas so no medals.

There is an mic for a William F Boddington in the Royal Engineers no idea if it's the same man although doubtful as no mention on the record btw Anc+y says 40 images - I could only find seven

Ken

PS Sorry

[louloubaby162]

thank you so much for the information, it is very much appreciated:thumbsup:

[ianjohnson1@blueyonder]

Thanks Ken,

Great response from you as ever.

All the best.

Ian.