Border Regiment

[mtrpltpara]

Hi All, i have acquired a pair to 2482 Pte Patrick Doran, Border Regiment, also entitled to 14-15 Star.

It seems that at some stage he transferred to the Labour Corp 676903, would there have been any particular reason for the transfer?

Thanks,

Bill

[SteveE]

It seems that at some stage he transferred to the Labour Corp 676903, would there have been any particular reason for the transfer?

Bill

Possibly medically downgraded (for any number of reasons) and no longer fit for front line active servce.

Steve

[mtrpltpara]

Thanks Steve, his MIC seems to mention LC a couple of times, but dont know about date of transfer, cant make out Theatre either. Does the LC against his medal entries refer to the Labour Corp?

Bill

[SteveE]

Does the LC against his medal entries refer to the Labour Corp?

Bill

LC against his medal entries is indeed Labour Corps, for administrative purposes his medal entitlement would have been recorded on the Medal Rolls of the Labour Corps (his last unit), LC/..... are the references for the Labour Corps Medal Rolls.

However, his actual medals would have been impressed with the details of the first unit with which he served overseas, in this instance the Border Regt. You can just make out the small X mark against Border and LC (in the Victory Medal Roll) to indicate what details were to be used.

Theatre of War looks like a 1 but can't be sure, 1 was France/Belgium.

Steve

[mtrpltpara]

Steve, many thanks for the reply, is there anywhere i can research his date of transfer? His brother was killed in action at Gallipoli the month before Patrick went overseas.

Bill

[mtrpltpara]

Many Thanks to Ivor Lee for the following information....

Transfer to the Labour Corps was through illness or injury, you can only tell which from a man's personal record.

His number indicates a transfer to the Corps during 1918, probably the late summer. It also suggests he was a Guard in one of the Prisoner of War companies but I cannot say which one.

Bill.