I was able to get a copy of my grandfather's medal roll ledger entry very cheaply through the National Archives site, but alas, there wasn't much information on it! I am posting part of it, though, to see if someone with more experience might be able to help.
In the first column in the "Theatres of war in which served" section of the form, I'm at a loss as to the meaning of the notations. After researching a bit, it seems that the people filling out these forms weren't always consistent, and some would enter dates, while others used abbreviations, etc. On the page I have, it looks like every entry starts with an "O", followed by some other letters. I found someone online who posited that the "O" stood for "overseas", indicating that soldier was eligible for a certain medal. The letters after the "O" could stand for a location or be the initials of whomever verified the information.
Could someone out there who knows more about the medal rolls please explain how this area of the form was used? I'm not really looking for anyone to decipher the notations, just to explain how it worked.
Thanks!
