Guest Pete Wood Posted 19 November , 2002 Share Posted 19 November , 2002 At the end of the war, along with their medals, did a soldier get a fancy discharge certificate/scroll? If so, what details were recorded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 19 November , 2002 Share Posted 19 November , 2002 One of my Great Grandfathers served in the RAMC and was discharged as unfit. Apart from his 1915 Trio and SWB he was given a large scroll. I can't get hold of it at the moment (it's in my parent's loft!) but if I remember rightly it had a soldier and a sailor on the left, Brittania (?) on the right, some ships in the background etc. It has (if I remember it rightly) his name on it but I can't recall if it has his service number etc. Not much help really was it? Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Lines Posted 19 November , 2002 Share Posted 19 November , 2002 Lee's Great Grandfather got the scroll because he was disabled in the war. The ones I have seen have their name, number, regiment and state "served with honour and was disabled in the Great War. Honourably discharged on...... George RI" I'm not sure if everyone who was disabled got one but they are certainly a lot scarcer than the badges. A lot of parishes,villages and towns issued unoffical scrolls to men who served regardless of whether they were wounded or not. The next of kin of the soldiers who died also got a much smaller scroll. Canadian soldiers next of kin also had an elaborate death certificate issued but I don't know if they got a scroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 20 November , 2002 Share Posted 20 November , 2002 These scrolls were issued officially, as far as I know. The ones I have, have record office stamps on them. I just presumed one was issued with every badge; the fact that they are scarce is because being paper, these things get chucked more easily (same applies to Memorial Scrolls compared to plaques). I have seen three designs: 1. The most common for the Army 2. A similar version to the above for the Navy, with lettering or printing in Blue? I don't have one, and its a while since I saw one to a RND man, but am sure it was in Blue!!? 3. Variations for ANZAC troops. There may be another variation for CEF soldiers? Canadian collectors can perhaps tell us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted 20 November , 2002 Share Posted 20 November , 2002 Didn't men who were prisoners of war also recieve some type of scroll. Thought I remembered seeing one issued to a POW, but it may have been due to another aspect of his service. Cheers Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 20 November , 2002 Share Posted 20 November , 2002 They received a fascimile letter from the King 'welcoming them back' from captivity - not quite a scroll, but almost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sullivan Posted 21 November , 2002 Share Posted 21 November , 2002 WW I Soldiers Discharge Certificate. My father's WW I discharge certificate, is rectangular measuring 32cm X 43.5cm. I have no history on the artists other than his name is Bernard Partridge, I would be interested to learn if there is any history available about the artist. I would guess the weight of the paper is 100gsm, the certificate is showing wear and tare around the edges with discoloration. The certificate states Reg. No. Rank, Name and Regiment. Gray scale image is available for viewing from the link below, side margins of certicate have been cropped (not full size image). James O'Sullivan. World War One Certificate link to image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 21 November , 2002 Share Posted 21 November , 2002 James - This is the same as the one I (poorly) described earlier on in this thread. Although I haven't seen my great granddad's one for sometime I recognise it. Cheers, Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pete Wood Posted 21 November , 2002 Share Posted 21 November , 2002 Sir Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), an actor who then went on to have a career "as one of the finest cartoonists at Punch" magazine. There are stacks (80+) of paintings by Partridge in the NAM, London. There is a pretty good potted history here Link to Sir Bernard Partridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raster Scanning Posted 22 November , 2002 Share Posted 22 November , 2002 Paul Yes the printing was blue on the navy scrolls. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Lines Posted 22 November , 2002 Share Posted 22 November , 2002 If anyone would like to see a returned POW letter/scroll there is one for sale (nothing to do with me!) on speedbid. I hope the link below will take you there. If not go to www.speedbid.com and type in lot no 291925 on the homepage. If you are quick you might be in time to buy it! http://www.speedbid.com/lot.cfm?lotID=291925 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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