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Remembered Today:

Great Uncle Fred


Lindsay Hall

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My great Uncle, Frederick James Keit, Born 1887. KIA Flanders 8/11/1917. 9th London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles), [sub unit: 10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney)] No 424179. British War Medal. Victory Medal.We know all this but can't find his service record. Thanks Lindsay 

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Frederick James Keit
#424179

Enlisted at Stratford
Died 8 Nov 17 with 2/10th Bn London Regiment (as shown on the soldiers effects records)
He had 12 months or less service at time of death (as per the war gratuity of £5 which was paid to his widow)

 

Craig

 

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Thank you Craig. Can you explain what 'less service' means? And do you know if I'm able to apply for/buy replicas of his medals? They were sent to his widow (I think) but she had already married again and were lost to our family. Thanks again Lindsay 

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23 minutes ago, Lindsay Hall said:

Thank you Craig. Can you explain what 'less service' means? And do you know if I'm able to apply for/buy replicas of his medals? They were sent to his widow (I think) but she had already married again and were lost to our family. Thanks again Lindsay 

Sorry - it was a typo (corrected now). The war gratuity was paid as a flat rate for the first 12 months so it can only tell you he had served for 12 months or less when he died.

 

I believe the MOD will issue medals only if they were never successfully issued (i.e not issued in error or returned undelivered & never claimed).


Craig

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1 minute ago, ss002d6252 said:

Sorry - it was a typo (corrected now). The war gratuity was paid as a flat rate for the first 12 months so it can only tell you he had served for 12 months or less when he died.

 

I believe the MOD will issue medals only if they were never successfully issued (i.e not issued in error or returned undelivered & never claimed).


Craig

You've been brilliant! So we now know that he didn't join up at the beginning and was probably conscripted late 1916/early '17. He would have been 29/30 yrs old when his war started - poor man, it didn't last long but it must've been pure hell. I'm so glad I've found this forum. I've got such a lot of questions. Regards Lindsay

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For comparison - #424166 was issued March 1917 . He would have served at home with another unit first for a period of time.

 

Craig

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7 minutes ago, ss002d6252 said:

For comparison - #424166 was issued March 1917 . He would have served at home with another unit first for a period of time.

 

Craig

That's really useful - thankyou.

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