topdeer Posted 22 November , 2021 Share Posted 22 November , 2021 Can anyone tell me where I can find the medal index card for the Ceylon Volunteer Services Medal? As I have one to a Robert Harold Semmence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 22 November , 2021 Admin Share Posted 22 November , 2021 The medal index cards refer to the medal rolls for the British Army. Ceylon was the only country within the Empire that issued its own medal. There is a Roll for this medal, apparently, but no-one seems to have foundd it. I believe it is held somewhere in the "Sri Lanka National Archives" but it does not appear anyone has access, neither is it readily apparent on a search of the website It has been previously discussed on GWF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdeer Posted 22 November , 2021 Author Share Posted 22 November , 2021 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 22 November , 2021 Share Posted 22 November , 2021 As Ken said above as an aside Semmence returned to the UK during the war he joined the RFC/RAF he has officer service papers which can be found at the National Archives (you would have to view them in person) I understand there is a RAF service record for him in fold 3 unfortunatly I dont subscribe to fold 3 so cannot assist there Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdeer Posted 22 November , 2021 Author Share Posted 22 November , 2021 I have got all of them it is just the medal roll for the Ceylon Volunteer Services Medal I am looking for Thank you Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 22 November , 2021 Share Posted 22 November , 2021 Major Anton Edema has an interest in the military in Ceylon in the British period. There are some links from the FIBIS Fibiwiki page Ceylon https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Ceylon#External_links which you could look through to see if there is anything relevant, including Further documents by Anton Edema on scribd.com. If there is nothing relevant, perhaps you could attempt to contact Major Edema by social media, (but I do not know if he is still alive). Given his interest, if he hasn't researched the medal roll you are interested in, perhaps it doesn't exist anymore. I agree with kenf48, that if it exits, it would be a Sri Lanka document, not available in British Archives. Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdeer Posted 23 November , 2021 Author Share Posted 23 November , 2021 Thank you Maureen Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 24 November , 2021 Share Posted 24 November , 2021 Another person who is/was researching Ceylon medals is /was Charles Ameresekere who proposed writing books , but they seem perhaps not to have been published http://www.ceylonmedals.com/project_2.htm http://www.ceylonmedals.com/outline.htm https://www.facebook.com/charles.ameresekere.52 (seems to be him) Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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