Cornwella Posted 22 September , 2006 Share Posted 22 September , 2006 Hello everyone I am new to this forum and indeed new to family history research and was wondering if anyone would be able to help me in deciphering my great grandad's medal card? I have attached it here and really haven't got a clue what I am looking at despite going through the 'How to Research A Soldier' section. How do I find out where he was stationed? All I know is that he was shot in his eye as he died from his wounds as the bullet could not be removed and in the end moved further in to his brain and he died. He was slowly driven mad by his injury and so we do not really know much at all about him. It would be great if anyone could tell me what I should do next to find out more. Thankyou everyone in advance for any help that you can give. Amanda Alfred_J_medal.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyspiller Posted 22 September , 2006 Share Posted 22 September , 2006 Amanda 1stly, welcome to the forum, their are many people who will be too willing to help. I tried to look at the MIC but could not get it to load, maybe another go may help. Rgds Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwella Posted 22 September , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 September , 2006 Alfred_J_medal.doc I have tried attaching the card again - it is in MS Word. Many thanks for your kind welcome to the site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 22 September , 2006 Share Posted 22 September , 2006 All I get is a board message saying you are not logged in! Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwella Posted 22 September , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 September , 2006 QUOTE (Phil_B @ Sep 22 2006, 04:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> All I get is a board message saying you are not logged in! Phil B Oh dear I wonder what on earth is going wrong? Sorry about that. I will see if I can find some instructions on how to attach to this site perhaps I am doing something really wrong. Amanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwella Posted 22 September , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 September , 2006 Hello again I have attached the card as a GIF file so hopefully it will work now?! Amanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth_Rebecca Posted 22 September , 2006 Share Posted 22 September , 2006 Hi Amanda Welcome to the board!! I did manage to download the MIC and from first glance: Alfred J Hornsby served as a private in the West Riding Regiment (his reg number was 5455). He enlisted on 10th December 1915 and was discharged on 16th March 1917. He was awarded the Victory & British War medals. Good luck with the search Rebecca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwella Posted 22 September , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 September , 2006 Thankyou ever so much for help there. I am so dumb with all of this! What does his 'reg' number tell me? Where do I go now to find out where he was fighting? Many thanks Amanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfh249 Posted 22 September , 2006 Share Posted 22 September , 2006 His 'reg number' is his regimental number, his individual identifing number in his regiment (this was not unique in the army as a whole though, as it is today). This can help you confirm a certain individual if you have several men of the same name etc. Without knowing which battalion of the West Riding Regiment he served with (a forum pal on here might be able to tell you that from his 'reg number') the best place to start is the mother site, here: http://www.1914-1918.net/dukes.htm As his number is 4-digit it is possible that this is a Territorial Force number (the part-time army reserve); again there might be someone on the forum that specialises in the West Riding Regiment who could tell you more... Edit: noticed his enlistment date was 1915, so he was a volunteer (not a conscript) and perhaps joined what had been a TF battalion before the war, rather than having been a TF member pre-War. Good luck, Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted 22 September , 2006 Share Posted 22 September , 2006 Amanda, Looked at his first card and he was discharged under "Kings Regulations, Paragraph 392(xvi), being no longer physically fit for War service". Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Lund Posted 22 September , 2006 Share Posted 22 September , 2006 The regular battalion was on to five digit numbers before the war started so it is a Territorial Battalion. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwella Posted 23 September , 2006 Author Share Posted 23 September , 2006 Wow - thankyou ever so much everyone for all of this great help! It is amazing, thankyou! So I need to find out more about the TF now - thankyou! Amanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 23 September , 2006 Share Posted 23 September , 2006 If you can obtain the Silver War Badge Roll page from the National Archive{the reference is beneath the Medal Roll References and starts"List O/4233/2;"[Though his Card is a War Badge type card]this should tell you a little bit more,confirm his date of enlistment,his date of discharge,the unit he was actually discharged from,it may give an actual reason,as well as the KR992 code{eg GSW to head} & might give his age,some do some dont,it will confirm he served Overseas. These are not available online but can be researched in person @ the NA {or perhaps someone might be going & be able to do it for you?} It may expand your information on his service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Watch Posted 24 September , 2006 Share Posted 24 September , 2006 These are not available online but can be researched in person @ the NA {or perhaps someone might be going & be able to do it for you?} It may expand your information on his service. The SWB rolls are available online at a cost of (I think) £8.50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyspiller Posted 2 October , 2006 Share Posted 2 October , 2006 Neil Interesting comment about his number! G-uncle Walter had the number of 8023 and he served 1904-1911 and again from 4th August 1914 - all in 2nd Bn. Where does that leave this man? Rgds Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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