UK Naval Medal and Awards Rolls Question

[Theletterwriter]

My great grandfather, Dugald Wood 7684/S lost his life at the Battle of Jutland on board HMS Indefatigable. I have found his name on the UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls and he was awarded the British War Medal, Victory medal and the 1914-18 Star. In the column "how issued or disposed of" the letters WW are recorded. Additionally, in the remarks section, I.C. 8417/1916 is recorded. Could anyone let me know what these two entries mean?

 

I have the Death Penny in my possession which was given to me via my grandfather (Dugald's eldest son) but I do not ever remember seeing his medals although it is possible that one of his other children who emigrated to the USA between the Wars was given the medals.

 

Regards

 

Douglas

[horatio2]

1914-15 Star (not 1914-18). Ww = the medals were claimed by and issued to his widow. The I.C. reference is to the Admiralty Index Casualty which has not survived.

[RNCVR]

Ww means his medals were sent to his Widow.

 

IC means Indent(?) Casualty, the number refers to correspondence sent to his widow regarding his pension.

Now I am not 100% certain I have that correct (the I part & the number) but Horatio will be along soon to correct me.
 

Douglas, please in future refer to the Memorial Plaque by its correct name, Death penny is not correct terminology.

 

Try getting an ad on the British Medals Forum (you have to register first to post), its a very popular forum & many success stories have been achieved finding & returning family medals. 

 

Best wishes,

Bryan

[RNCVR]

Thanks Horatio, we were both typing at same time!

 

Best.....Bryan

[Theletterwriter]

Thank you to horatio2 and Bryan for the information. Point noted Bryan re Memorial Plaque. I don't know why I used the other term as I usually call it a Memorial Plaque. My first memory of my great grandfather's Memorial Plaque was it perched on my grandparents fireplace and I picked it up to have a closer look. I accidentally dropped it onto the hearth cracking a ceramic tile. Over 55 years later, it is now framed and safely hung on a wall at home but I can still see the small dent on the rim where Plaque met hearth.

 

Regards

 

Douglas

[Lawryleslie]

On 01/09/2020 at 17:53, RNCVR said:

Ww means his medals were sent to his Widow.

 

IC means Indent(?) Casualty, the number refers to correspondence sent to his widow regarding his pension.

Now I am not 100% certain I have that correct (the I part & the number) but Horatio will be along soon to correct me.
 

Douglas, please in future refer to the Memorial Plaque by its correct name, Death penny is not correct terminology.

 

Try getting an ad on the British Medals Forum (you have to register first to post), its a very popular forum & many success stories have been achieved finding & returning family medals. 

 

Best wishes,

Bryan

Pedantic or what? We all know what Douglas is referring to for goodness sake. The Memorial Plaque was also referred to as "Death Penny", "Dead Man's Penny" and "Death Plaque".  What about "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred" should we not refer to the WW1 Medal trio by that term as well?