British WW1 medal roll

[ness123]

Hi just wondering if anyone can help, a family member of mine has a Medal roll card and on it it says.
Rasc/101b208  page 21356 Reta(1743k.r.1912)  8163 adt

can anyone tell me more about this?
thankyou

[jim1]

I've put a link to this on the armed forces board so hopefully someone over there will be able to help.
In the meantime it looks like Royal Army Service Corps.Regt. no. & King's Reg's.
but I could be wrong.
jim

[forester]

Hello Ness,

Is it possible to have a few more details please?
Name, service number.

It's far easier if the MIC can be seen in context.

It looks like you have posted the roll number and the comment that they were returned under paragraph 1743 of King's Regulations 1912.

Kings Regulations (1912) para 1743 states:

"Medals which, at the end of 10 years, still remain unclaimed, will be sent to ... the deputy director of ordnance stores, Royal Dockyard (Medal Branch), Woolwich ... to be broken up."

Phil

[ness123]

Thanks so much, the service man's name is Henry Bailey and the regiment number is 299105 Army
Thanks Ness

[forester]

Thanks Ness,

I had a look at the Medal Index Card.

RASC/101B208; Page 21356 is the actual roll number, which is available to view at the National Archives, but may not give you much, if any, more information.

Ret'd (1743 KR 1912) is as I posted previously.

8163/Adt is unknown clerical speak, to me, but is found with variations in the number on similar index cards.

Phil

[ness123]

thanks so much Phil.
i think that maybe he got a victory medal?
Ness

[forester]

He was entitled to both the British War and Victory medals.

Do you know if either of them existed?
Sometimes, if for instance, the man wrote in with his new address, they were re-sent.

Phil

[ness123]

oh i'm not sure Phil, Henry was my great grandfather's brother, Henry was in England and my g grandfather was in Australia. so not sure what happened to Medals or anything else for that matter, Photos etc.......
Vanessa

[forester]

Oh well......... that's the trials and tribulations of family history.

Phil