ianlauriston Posted 25 May , 2006 Share Posted 25 May , 2006 Good day I have this evening tracked down my grandfather's medal card. He was Gunner William Lauriston no.181749 and died of wounds on 1 July 1918, being buried in St. Hilaire Cemetery extention, Frevent. Whilst there are strangely two William Lauristons in the Royal Artillery:1 RGA, 1RFA this seems to be no more than a coincidence. My grandfather's card confirms his unit and seems to note an entitlement to two medals. However I do not know the meaning of the references alongside under "Roll" and "Page". Neither do I understand the comments in "Remarks". Here it seems to say"Retd (1743KR(A?)1912) 8100/Adt. The 8100 /Adt is repeated at the bottom righthand corner of the card. Any observations would be very welcome. Ian Lauriston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshdoc Posted 26 May , 2006 Share Posted 26 May , 2006 Dont totally rule out the second medal card as there are many instances of more than 1 mic to a soldier and that they have many different numbers in particular in the artillery. The number on the "other" card suggest territorial and the 1917 renumbering to the 6 digit number. The roll refers to the medal role and page number , that is listsand these are I understand held at Kew. If you can put a copy of the Mics into a post here the experts may be able to help more. GAreth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 26 May , 2006 Share Posted 26 May , 2006 Reg Number is New Army, medals were returned for adjustment . Roop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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