what does this mean?

[soltown]

On a medal card I downloaded is says in the Action taken box 'Disc'd'

Does it mean the person was deceased ie Killed in Action? or does it mean Discharged?

The whole Medal Card is laid out differently from others on the paper.

George

Medal_Card.doc

[hmsk212]

Hi George

It means discharged.

Steve

[soltown]

Thanks, that means it probably is the guy I'm researching, all I knew was he was gassed during the war and he was born in Yorkshire.

[soltown]

Can anyone tell me what the information in the small box in the top right corner means?

Thanks

George

[Stebie9173]

George,

This type of card is for recipients of the Silver War Badge for soldiers discharged from service due to wounds &/or ill health.

The stamped box is for his Service/Campaign Medal entitlement. He was entitled to the Victory Medal and British War Medal for operational service overseas (there are other rules but that was basically it). Since he entered a Theatre of War , i.e. France, between 23-11-1914 and 31-12-1915 he was also entitled to the 1914-15 Star.

(Before 22-11-1914 the 1914 Star aka Mons Star was the award if in France & nothing after 1-1-16).

These three medals are known as a "Trio" or sometimes "Pip, Squeak & Wilfred" after a cartoon strip of the time.

The cards are explained her:

http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchive...v.uk/medals.asp

or here:

http://www.1914-1918.net/mics.htm

Hope this helps,

Steve.