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themonsstar
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Re: Harry Hodge - Essex Regiment - India
« Reply #15 on: Friday 29 September 06 09:49 UTC (UK) »
Hi all
The National Roll of the Great War, was a private book you paid your money for a space in the book. it was not a official book, The War Office(MOD) have always called the medal"the British War Medal 1914-1919".
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neil1821
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Re: Harry Hodge - Essex Regiment - India
« Reply #16 on: Friday 29 September 06 10:23 UTC (UK) »
Except, OldBraggs, Private Hodge wasn't in India till 1917 apparently.

I'm itching to see the medal card now.
Were you planning to download it Jim, or do you mind if I do?

Neil
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Re: Harry Hodge - Essex Regiment - India
« Reply #17 on: Friday 29 September 06 10:46 UTC (UK) »
Hi,

Thanks for al the help everybody - this really is a tricky one.

I was probably going to download the Medal Index Card at some point soon.

Would you really be willing to download it?? Of course i wouldnt mind!!

I'll probably have a go at downlaoding it later tonight anyway.

Thanks

Jim
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Re: Harry Hodge - Essex Regiment - India
« Reply #18 on: Friday 29 September 06 13:15 UTC (UK) »
Hi Jim,

Here's the medal card bottom right.
This is the only Private H Hodge in the Essex Regiment as far as I can see. It's not the most informative medal card I've ever seen, but confirms war Medal but no Victory Medal.

I think the conclusion is don't trust the National Roll of the Great War at face value!
Neil
* Hodge.pdf (351.44 KB - downloaded 35 times.)
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jimbohodge
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Re: Harry Hodge - Essex Regiment - India
« Reply #19 on: Friday 29 September 06 13:51 UTC (UK) »
Thanks ever so much for that. Really appreciated.

At least we have his number now - i presume there would be an army record for him, just like other soldiers, presuming it survived?

Jim
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Re: Harry Hodge - Essex Regiment - India
« Reply #20 on: Saturday 27 June 09 22:36 UTC (UK) »
Hi Guys,

Is the following correct?

"The 2nd Garrison Battalion was put together from a selection of lower category men from the Norfolks, Suffolks, Bedfords, Middlesex, Royal Fusiliers and Royal Sussex with a dash of East Surreys and a hint of West Kents."

Maybe Harry was part of the Bedford's prior to being with the Essex Regiment?

What do you think?

Jim
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