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Odd annotation on an MIC, can you help?


Chester837

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Whilst doing some research, I have come across a MIC that underneath the BWM / BVM details has stamped the following:

# IND.GS.AFGN.NWFF.1919.(ROLL 17509-101)

Everything is stamped with the exception of the numbers '101' which have been hand written.

Now, whilst I have a fair idea what all that means, are there any pals out there who could explain exactly what I have here? Just for info, the MIC is to George Edwards, Pte GS/6657 2nd Bn Queens Own (Royal West Kents). His date of death is 12/12/1920 and buried in the UK but on the CWCG.

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Thanks chaps for all that info. One more question if I may. According to the medal roll (thank you Sepoy) George served over there in the 1/1 Kent Bn, RWKR but is shown 2nd Bn on the CWGC. Could he have elected to stay in the army after the armistice and ended up posted to India or would his discharge have been delayed post war because the RWKR were being moved to India to fight this campaign. I'm a bit confused how a Great War volunteer can end up fighting in Afganistan in 1919.

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  • 3 weeks later...

I'm no expert, but you can read about the 1/1 Kent (Cyclist) Battalion here: http://www.1914-1918.net/cyclistbns.htm

Presumably after that battalion returned to England he transferred to the 2nd Battalion. When he died, to be commemorated as a war death, he must have either still been in service, or had been discharged from or retired from the army before his death but his death was before 31st August 1921 and was due to an injury or illness caused by or exacerbated by his war service.

See: http://www.infromthecold.org/war_grave_criteria.asp

Do you have a copy of the death certificate?

Many thanks to CGM for indicating my incorrect assumptions in the original version of this post.

Noel

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There is an excellent book called Taming the tiger which goes into some detail about troops being sent to The North west Frontier in 1919.It may help.

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Thanks chaps for the additional info; I'll have look for the book, can never have too many reference books in my opinion.

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