Archer Posted 16 September , 2006 Share Posted 16 September , 2006 Would I be right in saying that you only find an MIC when medals are awarded ? Yet this card is so sparsely populated, it seems to imply that the medals earned were never actually issued. There is a reference to the medal roll - but no minute is cited to authorise issue. Or am I barking up the wrong tree? Puzzled William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Lees Posted 16 September , 2006 Share Posted 16 September , 2006 They were issued automatically, but there is always a possibility that they were returned. If that is the case, the Medal Roll itself would contain the information to confirm that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 16 September , 2006 Share Posted 16 September , 2006 What you show there is a very standard Medal Index Card for a post 1st January 1916 entry into a theatre of war. If you were to look, which I'm not suggesting you do , you'd find a stackload of cards containing the same 'limited' amount of information. The medals in question were issued automatically as Ken has already stated. The fact that nothing is entered in the 'remarks' section suggests that the medals were also received, impressed correctly, by the intended recipient. Consulting the actual medal will confirm this one way or the other. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted 16 September , 2006 Author Share Posted 16 September , 2006 Thank you gentlemen. Much appreciated. In this case the two medals in question are 'missing' so no comparison is possible! William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifle Posted 17 September , 2006 Share Posted 17 September , 2006 I think maybe a six digit number beginning with a 3 would a be number issued in 1918. Pioneer was the most junior rank for men in the Royal Engineers, held by men not yet qualified in a military skill. Mark Thank you gentlemen. Much appreciated. In this case the two medals in question are 'missing' so no comparison is possible! William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 17 September , 2006 Share Posted 17 September , 2006 The Roll page references are the confirmation that the Medals were awarded & sent out,the lack of any remarks opposite reinforces that they were not returned undeliverable,or for amendment/adjustment & resent,etc; The actual Medal roll page would,similarly confirm this by abscence of any remark to the contrary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted 17 September , 2006 Author Share Posted 17 September , 2006 Very interesting, Mark! Thank you. It may surprise you to hear that he was 36 years old, a veteran of the Boer War, and when he died on 26 April 1918 he was on attachment to the 8th Divisional Signals Company and lies buried in Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux. Pioneer in the Engineers is in any case, perhaps, a surprising mustering for a railways clerk. Curiouser and curiouser. William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glosters Posted 17 September , 2006 Share Posted 17 September , 2006 Just to answer the question. MICs do exist where no medals were issued. In these cases someone queried/applied for medals but were not eligible. For example, several members of the Finnish Legion applied but were turned down. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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