worlygigger Posted 4 October , 2018 Share Posted 4 October , 2018 (edited) A fairly simple request here. See the example of the MIC and that little number 8 to the left of "Suff R." This would seem to be telling me that Chambers was in the 8th battalion (possibly at enlistment?) but when he died I know from CWGC records that he was in the 7th Suffolks. His service record does not survive but I'm anxious to build up a picture of where he fought before he was wounded on the Somme in Sept 1916 (probably at Thiepval with the 8th batt). Is my theory correct about the "8"? I've seen this blue writing on other medal cards - it doesn't look very official, shall we say. Can someone enlighten me, please? Edited 4 October , 2018 by worlygigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 4 October , 2018 Admin Share Posted 4 October , 2018 As defined the cards are an index to the Medal Rolls which are the document of record. The cards were a ‘working’ or active document. The Rolls show he served in the 8th Battalion and was transferred to the 7th. Medals were inscribed to the first unit served in in a theatre of war. Therefore the annotation was made on the card by a clerk in the Medals Office to confirm the Battalion, in much the same way as the same clerk wrote his first name (blue ink) and who made the card reference to the BWM and Victory Medal. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worlygigger Posted 4 October , 2018 Author Share Posted 4 October , 2018 Thanks, Ken, just what I wanted to hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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