Guest smudger28 Posted 29 April , 2005 Share Posted 29 April , 2005 Hello Guys Could someone please tell me what regiment my Great Grandfather Frank Robert Dexter was in during WW1. I have attached a photo and apparently he was in the artillery on horseback. Many Thanks Paul Smith Falmouth UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 29 April , 2005 Share Posted 29 April , 2005 Royal Field Artillery - from his shoulder badge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 29 April , 2005 Share Posted 29 April , 2005 Got this from the national Archives: It might be him Dexter, Frank R E Corps: Royal Field Artillery Regiment No: 221607 Rank: Gunner Go to the medal index card/campaign medal section, and type in Frank Dexter for your search. You'll get about seven results, only one in the Royal Field Artillery. In fact only one in the artillery at all, so I would be fairly confident it is him. regards doogal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smudger28 Posted 29 April , 2005 Share Posted 29 April , 2005 Doogal You are a @#@# STAR His other middle name is Ezra. I think I will order you that document and I owe you a beer my friend!! Kind Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smudger28 Posted 29 April , 2005 Share Posted 29 April , 2005 Ok Doogal All downloaded how do you decipher it? And would there be any other documents? Kind regards Paul PS Beer #2 coming up................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pte1643 Posted 29 April , 2005 Share Posted 29 April , 2005 All downloaded how do you decipher it? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Paul. Can you post the image to the forum. First crop it down to your Gt Grandfathers card, save it as a .jpg, and post it as an attachment and we'll have a look. Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smudger28 Posted 29 April , 2005 Share Posted 29 April , 2005 Ok Thanks Guys I have 2 here but I think they are the same medals. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smudger28 Posted 29 April , 2005 Share Posted 29 April , 2005 Ok Guys here is the last one. Is there anyway of obtaining more service records for the two hero's of the past!! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 29 April , 2005 Share Posted 29 April , 2005 Hi, both are entitled to the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. The second card is for a member of the Army Service Corps. The rank looks like Driver. Other paperwork that might exist will be their service records, a 30% chance of them being at the National Archive./ Have a look at the main website for more on this. regards doogal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pte1643 Posted 30 April , 2005 Share Posted 30 April , 2005 The second card is for a member of the Army Service Corps. The rank looks like Driver. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Agreed, the "T4" service prefix denotes the rank of Driver (ASC, Horse Transport). Paul... The "Code" in the column headed ROLL is the reference No. of the actual medal roll in which the entry appears. The "No." in the column headed PAGE, is simply the page No. within this document. The actual medal rolls are not available online, and have to be accessed via a visit to the NA. The rest of the card is fairly "Self Explanitory" (Name, Corps, Rank, Regt No. etc.). Interestingly neither card shows a "Theatre of War" or "Date of Entry", this usually means that they entered the War "On or After" 1st Jan 1916. Hope this helps. Oh... And Nice Clear Photo of your Gt Grandfather BTW... Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 1 May , 2005 Share Posted 1 May , 2005 The "Code" in the column headed ROLL is the reference No. of the actual medal roll in which the entry appears. The "No." in the column headed PAGE, is simply the page No. within this document. The actual medal rolls are not available online, and have to be accessed via a visit to the NA. Hi Mark, are the actual rolls worth looking up? for all the interest in the mic's, I've never really considered the content of the rolls themselves in any detail, always assuming they would be more or less the same as the mic's but with a little detail on the medal type and dispatch address? regards doogal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pte1643 Posted 1 May , 2005 Share Posted 1 May , 2005 are the actual rolls worth looking up? for all the interest in the mic's, I've never really considered the content of the rolls themselves in any detail, always assuming they would be more or less the same as the mic's but with a little detail on the medal type and dispatch address? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You pretty much have it there Doogal, also usually (But not always) they give the specific Battalion/Battery, etc. Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogal Posted 3 May , 2005 Share Posted 3 May , 2005 Thanks Mark, They may well be of help to me in this case. regards doogal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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